De specialist infectieziekten
Example: De specialist infectieziekten onderzoekt de oorzaak van de epidemie.
Definition
"De specialist infectieziekten" refers to a medical doctor who specializes in diagnosing, treating, and preventing infectious diseases. This specialist focuses on infections caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites and often manages outbreaks and epidemics.
Etymology
The term "de specialist infectieziekten" is Dutch, where "specialist" comes from the Latin 'specialista,' meaning an expert, and "infectieziekten" literally means 'infectious diseases' derived from 'infectie' (infection) and 'ziekten' (diseases). This compound term clearly describes a medical expert focusing on infectious illnesses.
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"De specialist infectieziekten" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - Medical Professions - (B2) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used words.
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the infectious disease specialist