feldsher
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of feldsher
C19: Russian, from German Feldscher a field surgeon, from Feld field + Scherer surgeon, from scheren to shear
Example Sentences
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They also carry a medical doctor and a feldsher, or medical assistant, a combination that makes treatment more readily available than it is in most U.S. emergency rooms.
From Time Magazine Archive
One problem is money: an ambulance doctor with six years' schooling earns only $100 a month; a feldsher with four years' training is paid $90.
From Time Magazine Archive
On a level with the feldsher and much preferred by the peasantry, stood the snakharka, a woman, half witch, half quack, who was regarded by the moujiks with the greatest veneration.
From Rabbi and Priest A Story by Milton Goldsmith
This first interview with the feldsher was, on the whole, satisfactory.
From Russia by Sir Donald Mackenzie Wallace
The snakharka and the feldsher represent two very different periods in the history of medical science—the magical and the scientific.
From Rabbi and Priest A Story by Milton Goldsmith
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