chiropodist

noun

Definition of chiropodistnext
as in podiatrist

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  1. doctor
  2. physician
  3. optometrist
  4. gynecologist
  5. ophthalmologist
Noun
  • 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
  • During a procedure to remove the masses, doctors found two additional tumors in her lungs.
    — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Definition of doctor
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of physician
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of optometrist
Noun
  • Thankfully, my gynecologist confirmed shortly thereafter that there was nothing to worry about.
    — Nicola Dall'Asen, Allure, 12 Mar. 2025
  • My gynecologist diagnoses and removes an ovarian cyst.
    — Health, Health, 5 Mar. 2025
Definition of gynecologist
Noun
  • And then the ophthalmologist told me there was nothing wrong with my eyes.
    — Peter Ubel, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
  • The ophthalmologist pushed a pressure sensor against the surface of my eyeball, looking for signs of glaucoma.
    — Peter Ubel, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Definition of ophthalmologist
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