health care provider

Thesaurus

Noun

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health care provider - a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disabilitycaregiver, health professional, PCP, primary care providerhealth profession - the body of individuals whose work helps to maintain the health of their clientsbonesetter - someone (not necessarily a licensed physician) who sets broken boneselectrologist - someone skilled in the use of electricity to remove moles or warts or hair rootsmedical assistant - a person trained to assist medical professionalsmedical man, medical practitioner - someone who practices medicinenurse - one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)druggist, pharmacist, pill pusher, pill roller, apothecary, chemist - a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugsprofessional, professional person - a person engaged in one of the learned professions