feldsher

noun feld·sher \ˈfel(d)-shər\

Definition of FELDSHER

: a medical or surgical practitioner without full professional qualifications or status in some east European countries and especially Russia

Russian fel'dsher, from German Feldscher, Feldscherer field surgeon, from Feld field + Scherer barber, surgeon

First Known Use: 1877

Medical Dictionary

noun feld·sher \ˈfel(d)-shər\

: a medical or surgical practitioner without full professional qualifications or status in some east European countries and especially Russia

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