dietetist en · NOUN
Etymology
From dietetics + -ist.
Meanings
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A physician who applies the rules of dietetics to the cure of diseases.
Dietet′ists[…]. Physicians, who apply only the rules of dietetics to their treatment of disease.
1833, Robley Dunglison, “Dietet′ists”, in A New Dictionary of Medical Science and Literature, […], volumes I (A–L), Boston, Mass.: […] [E. W. Metcalf and Company] for Charles Bowen, →OCLC, page 305, column 1:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dietetists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |