Physician vs Gynaecologist - What's the difference?
physician | gynaecologist |
A practitioner of physic, i.e. a specialist in internal medicine, especially as opposed to a surgeon; a practitioner who treats with medication rather than with surgery.
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*:His forefathers had been, as a rule, professional men—physicians and lawyers; his grandfather died under the walls of Chapultepec Castle while twisting a tourniquet for a cursing dragoon; an uncle remained indefinitely at Malvern Hill;.
A medical doctor trained in human medicine.
*1883 , (Robert Louis Stevenson), (Treasure Island)
*:The doctor had to go to London for a physician to take charge of his practice.
(UK, Canada, dated in US) A physician who specialises in diseases of the female reproductive system.
* 1950 , Moya Woodside, Sterilization in North Carolina: A Sociological and Psychological Study , University of North Carolina Press,
* 1969 , Canadian House of Commons, Debates, Official Report ,
* 1972 , The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology , Volume 12,
* 1984 , British House of Commons, Parliamentary debates (Hansard) ,
* 1995 October 31, Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard) ,
* 2009 , India Today , Volume 34, Issues 36-43,
As nouns the difference between physician and gynaecologist
is that physician is a practitioner of physic, ie a specialist in internal medicine, especially as opposed to a surgeon; a practitioner who treats with medication rather than with surgery while gynaecologist is (uk|canada|dated in us) a physician who specialises in diseases of the female reproductive system.physician
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Alternative forms
* phisician (obsolete) * phisitian (obsolete) * physitian (obsolete)Noun
(en noun) ("physician" on Wikipedia)Usage notes
* In the UK and (w) countries, a physician holds a postgraduate degree such Master of General Medicine or fellowship certificate such MRCP or FRCP from the Royal College of Physician in UK. In the United States, the term is frequently regulated by State laws, and in all States includes those with the (w) (D.O.) degree, the (Doctor of Medicine) (M.D.) degree, and in many, but not all States those with the D.C. (Doctor of Chiropractic) degree.Synonyms
* See alsogynaecologist
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* gynecologist (US)Noun
(en noun)page 56,
- In the last analysis, the fate of each individual woman rests in the hands of the gynaecologist .
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- Since there is an important bill under study today, we are asked to hope that a gynaecologist will sit on a therapeutic committee.
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- During the past 5 years considerable interest has been shown by gynaecologists in the technique of laparoscopy (Steptoe, 1967; Cohen, 1970).
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- According to the Bill, from the moment that the embryo insertion has been completed, the authority for the gynaecologist to have an embryo in his possession immediately and automatically ends.
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- Mr Shikuku:' Was there any ' gynaecologist among those doctors?
- Mr. Angatia:' Mr. Speaker, Sir, there was a ' gynaecologist and also a midwife.
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- With one of the highest birth rates across the world (22.69 births per thousand), one can be sure that no gynaecologist will be without work in India.