Meaning

2 senses

  1. A person who practices medicine.

    someone who practices medicine

  2. A person who practices medicine.

    (usually)One who is licensed to do so and serves human patients.

Examples

5 sentences

  1. She was arrested for being an unlicensed medical practitioner.

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  2. The medical practitioner I had previously prescribed a different dose.

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  3. Do you suppose just anyone can become a medical practitioner?

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  4. The barber surgeon was one of the most common medical practitioners of medieval Europe.

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  5. During a recent television debate, he was forced to deny meeting with an unlicensed religious medical practitioner who specializes in anal acupuncture.

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Forms

plural: medical practitioners

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
medicmedicalA2medicallymedicaremedicatemedicationB2
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