Doctor Word Search
Doctor, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the tools, duties, and vocabulary of a job sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: STETHOSCOPE, CLINIC, PATIENT, PRESCRIPTION, HOSPITAL, DIAGNOSIS, SCRUBS, THERMOMETER, PHYSICIAN, TREATMENT, SURGERY, MEDICINE.
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Doctor word list, defined
- STETHOSCOPE /ˈstɛθəˌskoʊp/ · noun
- A medical instrument placed against a patient's body to listen to internal sounds, especially those of the heart, lungs, and blood vessels. Related: auscultation device.
- CLINIC /ˈklɪnɪk/ · noun
- A clinic is an establishment or session where medical treatment, advice, or outpatient care is provided, typically smaller than a hospital. It can also mean a class or meeting devoted to teaching or practising a particular skill, or a period of instruction in which experts critique participants' work. Related: outpatient department, dispensary, health centre, infirmary.
- PATIENT /ˈpeɪʃ(ə)nt/ · noun and adjective
- As a noun, a patient is a person receiving medical care or treatment. As an adjective, it describes someone willing to wait calmly or tolerate difficulty without becoming irritated or distressed. Related: tolerant, understanding, considerate, enduring.
- PRESCRIPTION /prɪˈskrɪpʃən/ · noun
- A prescription is a medicine or medical preparation authorized for a particular patient by a qualified healthcare professional. More broadly, it means an official recommendation, direction, or legally recognized rule governing an action or practice. Related: medication, remedy, dose, order.
- HOSPITAL /ˈhɒspɪtəl/ · noun
- An institution where people receive medical treatment and care, especially as inpatients. In extended and older usage, it can mean a place of shelter or lodging for guests. Related: medical centre, healthcare facility, infirmary, clinic.
- DIAGNOSIS /ˌdaɪəɡˈnoʊsɪs/ · noun
- The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of its signs and symptoms; more broadly, a careful analysis of the facts of a situation in order to determine its cause or nature. Related: identification, determination, assessment, analysis.
- SCRUBS /skrʌbz/ · noun (plural); verb (third-person singular present)
- As a plural noun, scrubs are loose-fitting clothes commonly worn by medical professionals, especially in hospitals and operating rooms; the word can also refer collectively to low scrub vegetation. As a verb, scrubs is the third-person singular present form of scrub, meaning to clean or rub something thoroughly. Related: hospital wear, medical clothing, work clothes, operating-room clothes.
- THERMOMETER /θəˈmɒmɪtə/ (British); /θəˈmɑːmətər/ (American) · noun
- A thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperature, especially the temperature of the air, a liquid, or the body. By extension, it can refer figuratively to a person or thing whose reactions indicate how strongly a particular feeling or opinion is held. Related: temperature gauge, temperature meter, temperature indicator, thermoscope.
- PHYSICIAN /ˈfɪzɪʃən/ · noun
- A person who is medically qualified to diagnose and treat diseases and injuries; a doctor, especially one with a medical degree. In modern usage, the term is formal and may imply specialization or a particular professional role. Related: doctor, medical practitioner, clinician, medic.
- TREATMENT /ˈtriːtmənt/ · noun
- The act or process of providing medical care to someone with an illness, injury, or other health condition. More broadly, it means a particular way of handling, managing, dealing with, or presenting a person, subject, material, or situation. Related: care, therapy, handling, management.
- SURGERY /ˈsɜːrdʒəri/ · noun
- The medical treatment of injuries or diseases by operating on the body. The term can also refer to the branch of medicine concerned with operations, or, chiefly in British English, a doctor's consulting room. Related: operation, surgical procedure, operative treatment, surgical care.
- MEDICINE /ˈmɛdɪsɪn/ (British); /ˈmɛdəsən/ (US) · noun, verb
- A substance, such as a drug or remedy, used to treat or prevent disease. Medicine also names the science and practice of maintaining health and diagnosing, treating, and preventing disease. Related: medication, drug, remedy, cure.
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