nonphysician
noun[C]
mainlyUSorformal(alsonon-physician)uk/ˌnɒn.fɪˈzɪʃ.ən/us/ˌnɑːn.fɪˈzɪʃ.ən/apersonwho is a not amedicaldoctor:
She is the first non-physician to be inoverallchargeof thehospital.
They set up aclinicwith astaffof non-physicians.
- Non-physicians are notallowedtoissueprescriptions.
- Agrowingnumberof non-physicians areofferingtreatments.
- Doctors arealarmedat thenumberoflasertreatmentsbeingperformedby non-physicians insalonsandspas.
- We alsoemploynon-physicians who are licenced topractisemedicineundersupervisionfrom aphysician.
Medical treatment: doctors & health workers generally
- acupuncturist
- auxiliary nurse
- brain surgeon
- candy striper
- care navigator
- casualty officer
- district nurse
- doctor's orders
- flying doctor
- houseman
- intern
- matron
- nursing aid
- odontologist
- orthopaedist
- otologist
- periodontist
- phlebotomist
- physician
- radiographer