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chemical element, element - any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter

abortionist - a person (who should be a doctor) who terminates pregnancies

allergist - a physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies

angiologist - a physician who specializes in angiology

extern, medical extern - a nonresident doctor or medical student; connected with a hospital but not living there

gastroenterologist - a physician who specializes in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract

general practitioner, GP - a physician who is not a specialist but treats all illnesses

hakeem, hakim - a Muslim physician

house physician, resident physician, resident - a physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital; "the resident was receiving special clinical training at the hospital"

houseman, intern, interne, medical intern - an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term)

medical man, medical practitioner - someone who practices medicine

primary care physician - the physician who provides primary care; "the primary care physician acts as a gatekeeper to the medical system"

quack - an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice

medical specialist, specialist - practices one branch of medicine

operating surgeon, sawbones, surgeon - a physician who specializes in surgery

vet, veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary surgeon - a doctor who practices veterinary medicine

doctor-patient relation - the responsibility of a physician to act in the best interests of the patient

U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

Mid-Atlantic states - a region of the eastern United States comprising New York and New Jersey and Pennsylvania and Delaware and Maryland

South - the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

Aberdeen - a town in northeastern Maryland

Annapolis, capital of Maryland - state capital of Maryland; site of the United States Naval Academy

Baltimore - the largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial center

Fort George G. Meade, Fort George Gordon Meade, Fort Meade - a United States Army base in Maryland; headquarters of the National Security Agency

Frederick - a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore

Hagerstown - a town in northern Maryland

Chesapeake Bay - a large inlet of the North Atlantic between Virginia and Maryland; fed by Susquehanna River

Potomac, Potomac River - a river in the east central United States; rises in West Virginia in the Appalachian Mountains and flows eastward, forming the boundary between Maryland and Virginia, to the Chesapeake Bay

Susquehanna, Susquehanna River - a river in the northeastern United States that rises in New York and flows southward through Pennsylvania and Maryland into Chesapeake Bay

doctorate, doctor's degree - one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university