vet 1 S3 / vet / 名词 [可数名词]

1 ( also veterinary surgeon British English formal ) someone who is trained to give medical care and treatment to sick animals 同义词 veterinarian American English

2 American English informal a veteran ( 1 ) :

a Vietnam vet

THESAURUS

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 / fəzɪʃ ə n, fɪzɪʃ ə n / formal especially American English a doctor : the American physician, Dr James Tyler Kent

quack 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 / sɜdʒ ə n $ sɜr- / 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 specialist

consultant 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-ray s or to treat people using an X-ray machine