: a person who is skilled in the science of medicine : a doctor
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Under the agreements made with individual countries, the Cuban government often gets paid a hefty sum for each medical practitioner but the doctors themselves see only a small percentage of that money.—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 24 Mar. 2026 Claustro paid $38,670 of the $306,000 to Do knowing he, and not another medical practitioner, was providing the services, according to court documents.—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026 Pain is often the first indicator of a problem and the first symptom to be treated by a medical practitioner.—Hany Demian, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 And Marcus Wheatland, known as the doctor of the swells, was a medical practitioner and a pioneer of X-rays as a diagnostic tool.—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 8 July 2025 Nonetheless, the significance of the results means that patients with psoriasis of the scalp and body might want to consult their treating medical practitioner to discuss an off-label prescription for roflumilast foam.—Paul McClure 07, New Atlas, 7 May 2025 Artifacts found within the tomb reveal the tools and methods used by this early medical practitioner.—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025 Allegedly, the elected was made to strip from the waist down in front of an audience and then lower himself onto the chair so a medical practitioner could examine his genitals.—Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 26 Aug. 2023