Vocabulary Showcase: “Doctor”

Vocabulary Showcase
Written By Lana Williams

Welcome to the Vocabulary Showcase! This week we are looking at different kinds of doctors. This can be very useful to know when you need medical help in an English-speaking country.

• General Practitioner (UK), Family Doctor (USA) – Doctor you see for general problems. This doctor can send you to a specialist if you need more help.

• Gynaecologist – Doctor for female (vaginal) health problems and checks (males see a Urologist).

• Paediatrician – Doctor for children.

• Surgeon – Doctor who does surgery in an operating theatre when you need an operation.

• Oncologist – Doctor for cancer.

• Anaesthetist – Doctor who puts you to sleep when you have an operation.

I hope you are all happy and healthy, but it is always good to know the names of different types of doctors. You can never be too prepared!

Lana Williams

Founder and owner of Wright English → Providing English language services since 2020. Lana lives and works in Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom, loves all things English, and is known to make silly jokes online.

https://www.wrightenglish.com
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