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infectious disease specialist

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A physician who specializes in the medical field of infectious diseases.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: IDS, infectiologist, infectologist, infectionist

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 傳染病專家 /传染病专家 (chuánrǎnbìng zhuānjiā) — specialist
  • Czech: infektolog — specialist
  • Dutch: infectioloog — specialist
  • Dutch: infectiologe — specialist
  • Finnish: tartuntatautien asiantuntija — specialist
  • French: infectologue — specialist
  • French: infectiologue — specialist
  • German: Infektiologe — specialist
  • Hungarian: infektológus — specialist
  • Icelandic: sóttvarnalæknir — specialist
  • Italian: infettivologo — specialist
  • Italian: infettivologa — specialist
  • Romanian: infecționist — specialist
  • Romanian: infecționistă — specialist
  • Vietnamese: chuyên gia bệnh truyền nhiễm — specialist