O médico hospício
Example: O médico do hospício cuida dos pacientes com atenção.
Definition
"O médico hospício" refers to a doctor who works in a psychiatric hospital, responsible for diagnosing and treating patients with mental health disorders. This medical professional provides care, support, and supervision to individuals in the mental institution.
Translations
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the asylum doctor -
el médico del manicomio -
de dokter van het gesticht -
el metge de l'hospici -
le médecin de l'asile -
der Arzt der Irrenanstalt -
il medico del manicomio
Etymology
The phrase "o médico hospício" combines Portuguese words where "médico" means doctor, derived from Latin 'medicus,' referring to a healer, and "hospício" comes from Latin 'hospitium,' meaning a place of hospitality or shelter. Historically, hospices evolved into specialized psychiatric hospitals, hence the term.
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