physician

médico

Persona formada para examinar a las personas y tratar sus enfermedades y lesiones.

En inglés sencillo: A person trained to examine people and treat their illnesses and injuries.

• Please see a physician.
• Her family physician arranged more tests.
• The physicians treated everyone injured in the accident.

Sinónimos: doctor, medical doctor

Expresiones frecuentes: family physician, see a physician, physician assistant

internista

Médico especializado en tratar enfermedades con medicamentos y otros cuidados, sin recurrir a operaciones.

En inglés sencillo: A doctor who treats illness with medicines and other care rather than operations.

• The physician prescribed medicine.
• A physician and a surgeon discussed her treatment.
• He trained as a physician specializing in heart disease.

Sinónimos: internist

Expresiones frecuentes: consult a physician, consultant physician, physician and surgeon