physician

medico

Persona qualificata per visitare le persone e curarne malattie e lesioni.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: doctor, medical doctor

Espressioni comuni: family physician, see a physician, physician assistant

internista

Medico specializzato nel curare malattie con farmaci e altre terapie anziché con operazioni.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: internist

Espressioni comuni: consult a physician, consultant physician, physician and surgeon