• @Philharmonic3
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    154 months ago

    Doctor of Women? That’s not quite right

  • Karyoplasma
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    104 months ago

    Otolaryngologists, also called otorhinolaryngologists, tend to ears (greek otos), nose (greek rhis) and throat (greek larynx).

  • @LilDumpy
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    64 months ago

    Doctor of Pharmaceuticals: Pharmacist

  • @johsny
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    54 months ago

    Doctor of men: Barman

  • @ProtonEvoker
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    54 months ago

    Something I came across after having to have glass removed from my hand: there’s no specific term for a doctor that specializes in hands.

    • @shalafi
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      24 months ago

      Never thought of that. I have hand surgery coming up and can’t wait. Had no idea there was a fix for trigger finger. Also, had no idea there was a bullet in my hand.

  • @cornshark
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    14 months ago

    All of these end with t or n except for bone

    • @[email protected]
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      24 months ago

      Because its orthopedic surgeon. Orthopedic is just the branch, it basically means “medicine dealing with the bone”. But it literally mean “straightening children”. It’s best not to talk about the literal meaning

  • @rwdf
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    14 months ago

    Doctor of Ass: Proctologist