II. vet2 verb (
past tense and past participle vetted,
present participle vetting)
[transitive][
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: ⇒ vet1(1)]
1. British English to check someone’s past activities, relationships etc in order to make sure that person is suitable for a particular job, especially an important one:
All candidates are carefully vetted by Central Office.2. to check a report, speech etc carefully to make sure it is acceptable:
The author vets every script for the new TV series. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
doctor someone who treats people who are ill, who has completed a long course of study at medical school:
If you have bad chest pains, you should see a doctor.GP British English a doctor who is trained in general medicine and who treats the people who live in a local area:
My GP told me that I must lose weight.physician /fəˈzɪʃ
ən, fɪˈzɪʃ
ən/
formal especially American English a doctor:
the American physician, Dr James Tyler Kentquack informal someone who pretends to be a doctor:
My father felt that people practicing alternative medicine were just a bunch of quacks.the medical profession doctors and nurses considered as a group:
This view is widely accepted among the medical profession.surgeon /ˈsɜːdʒ
ən $ ˈsɜːr-/ a doctor who does operations in a hospital:
One of the world’s top heart surgeons performed the operation.specialist a doctor with special knowledge about a particular illness, part of the body, or type of treatment:
The new drug is being tested by cancer specialists. an eye specialistconsultant British English a very senior doctor in a hospital, with a lot of knowledge about a particular area of medicine:
The consultant said that he did not think it was cancer.paramedic someone who has been trained to treat sick or injured people, especially at the scene of an accident:
Paramedics treated him for shock.vet (
also veterinarian especially American English) a doctor who treats animals:
We took the cat to the vet.paediatrician British English,
pediatrician American English a doctor who treats children who are sick
gynaecologist British English,
gynecologist American English a doctor who treats medical conditions and illnesses that affect women’s bodies
obstetrician a doctor who deals with the birth of children
radiographer someone whose job is to take
X-rays or to treat people using an X-ray machine
psychiatrist /saɪˈkaɪətrəst, saɪˈkaɪətrɪst $ sə-/ a doctor who is trained to treat people with mental illnesses:
In order to become a psychiatrist, you first need a medical degree.psychologist /saɪˈkɒlədʒəst, saɪˈkɒlədʒɪst $ -ˈkɑː-/ a scientist who studies and is trained in
psychology (=the study of the mind):
Many psychologists believe that aggression is a learned behaviour.shrink informal a humorous word for a
psychiatristtherapist a trained person whose job is to help people with their emotional problems, especially by talking to them and asking them to talk about their feelings
medical student a student who is studying medicine in order to be a doctor:
James is a medical student at Edinburgh university.intern American English a student who has almost finished studying to be a doctor, and who is working in a hospital
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