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[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Doctor of Women? That's not quite right

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

And the spelling is British. Had to look that up.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

What's wrong with British, mate?!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Actually a gynaecologist is not a 'doctor of women' since not only women have that reproductive system, not to mention many women don't have that reproductive system as well. They're doctors of vulvas, vaginas, ovaries, cervixes and uteri etc.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I guess you could say they specialize in female reproductive organs or something

But this "guide" is just super simplified

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Yeah, if they're going to be biologically essentialist, the least they could do is get their terminology correct.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Doctor of Pharmaceuticals: Pharmacist

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Is it an airgun pellet?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Doctor of men: Barman

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

In German:

  • Frauenarzt
  • Hautarzt
  • Ohrenarzt (or the lovely abbreviation HNO)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

All of these end with t or n except for bone

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Doctor of Ass: Proctologist