De medisch antropoloog



Example: De medisch antropoloog onderzoekt culturele invloeden op gezondheid.

Definition


"De medisch antropoloog" refers to a medical anthropologist, a professional who studies how cultural, social, and environmental factors influence health, illness, and medical practices across different societies. They analyze the relationship between humans and health from a cultural perspective.

Etymology


The term "de medisch antropoloog" comes from Dutch, combining "medisch" meaning medical, derived from Latin 'medicus' meaning physician, and "antropoloog" meaning anthropologist, which originates from the Greek 'anthropos' meaning human and 'logos' meaning study. Together, it denotes someone who studies humans in relation to medicine.

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"De medisch antropoloog" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - Medical Professions - (C1) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used words.
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