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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After removing the orb interloper, doctors treated the man with corticosteroids—both oral and eye drop forms—to help with the inflammation.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
13 Aug. 2025 -
Since the 2014 inspection, FDA records show, the agency has received thousands of reports from doctors and others noting concerns about the drugs that Sun makes at the Halol factory and at other plants.—
Megan Rose,
ProPublica,
12 Aug. 2025
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In fact, one study estimated that U.S. physician practices spend over $15 billion annually on quality reporting, much of it due to manual abstraction and fragmented systems.—
Zameer Rizvi,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The accelerated curriculum will assist students in getting both degrees needed by addressing physician shortages while making medical education accessible.—
Christina Shaw,
FOXNews.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Detectives were quick to single out a suspect — neighbors and an initial background check revealed that she was recently divorced from ophthalmologist Richard Seith as of May 5.—
Isabel Rivera,
Miami Herald,
22 July 2025
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That could mean building vision centers in remote areas, training ophthalmologists from within the community, or developing culturally sensitive health outreach and education programs.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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Hoka—once favored mainly by orthopedists—started gaining traction among millennials when Outdoor Voices spotlighted the brand in its marketing campaigns.—
Hannah Dylan Pasternak,
SELF,
11 Aug. 2025
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Chiaia eventually appeared and was persuaded to lend her expertise to the project; White also consulted trainers, podiatrists and orthopedists about the differences between women’s and men’s feet.—
David Waldstein,
Twin Cities,
25 July 2025
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Hutcherson encourages women of color to become knowledgeable about what their insurance covers and which gynecologists are available in their network.—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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That’s because most doctors – even gynecologists – didn’t receive adequate training on menopause during medical school, according to a study in the Journal of The Menopause Society.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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Both optometrists and ophthalmologists can perform eye exams and prescribe corrective lenses.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
28 July 2025
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In a recent interview on The Dry Eye Podcast, Dr. Selina McGee, an optometrist at Bespoke Vision in Edmond, Oklahoma, about the FDA’s approval of a promising new treatment and why dry eye care is finally having its moment.—
Julie Loffredi,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
Noun
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The urologist would make four incisions in my belly, and through a series of cameras and instruments, remove the mass.—
Peter Ubel,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Sedgwick plays Cynthia, a well-off and established 50-something New York urologist married to someone much older, with earnest candor.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
10 June 2025
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The initial testing didn't show anything, so the family was referred to a neurologist.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Another speaker was Christian Agudelo, a sleep neurologist at the University of Miami's Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
16 July 2025
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“Podiatrist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/podiatrist. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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