as in doctor
chiefly US
a medical professional who treats injuries and diseases of the foot
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for podiatrist
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Eventually, a third doctor removed it in the operating room.—
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In such cases, law-enforcement officers—but also, at times, doctors, nurses, and other medical personnel, mostly working for private corporations—watch for days, weeks, and months as ailing people waste away in their care.—
Sarah Stillman,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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What’s the statistic there, the average ER physician has to see a patient every three to four minutes?—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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Compton-Phillips, who also reports to Joyner, was most recently chief physician executive of Press Ganey, a health care performance improvement company.—
Bruce Japsen,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The ophthalmologist pushed a pressure sensor against the surface of my eyeball, looking for signs of glaucoma.—
Peter Ubel,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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My ophthalmologist had plunged me into a diagnostic void, into a world of clinical nothingness.—
Peter Ubel,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Lee will have a follow-up with team orthopedist Ken Akizuki for another exam, as well.—
Justice delos Santos,
The Mercury News,
17 Mar. 2025
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My orthopedist said almost all seniors have some arthritis.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Dec. 2024
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Thankfully, my gynecologist confirmed shortly thereafter that there was nothing to worry about.—
Nicola Dall'Asen,
Allure,
12 Mar. 2025
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Another gynecologist prescribes a diagnostic laparoscopy, which confirms endometriosis on my diaphragm.—
Health,
Health,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Why does Fred, again, an optometrist, not recognize the man trailing him and standing before him as not only his wife’s dear colleague, but also the only person of color in town?—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
12 Mar. 2025
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An optometrist who has been married five times finds love again at the Rumi Festival in Shakespeare Garden.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Even so, these and other natural remedies can support standard treatments if used under the direction of a urologist, a medical doctor specializing in urinary tract conditions.—
Robert Burakoff,
Verywell Health,
7 Apr. 2025
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The monitoring urologist has to review 25% of Christ’s active patient records at least once a quarter and send reports to the Board of Medicine’s Probation Committee on Christ.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
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Your neurologist or psychiatrist may assist you in learning about ongoing research trials.—
Heidi Moawad,
Verywell Health,
27 Mar. 2025
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Lagrange, a neurologist, had diagnosed a 42-year-old woman with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.—
Shayla Love,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Podiatrist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/podiatrist. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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