feldscher
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Russian фельдшер (felʹdšer), from German Feldscher.
Noun
feldscher (plural feldschers)
- (historical) In Russia, one with practical but not formal medical training.
- 1893, Frank Gerard Clemow, The Cholera Epidemic of 1892 in the Russian Empire, page 73:
- They were ordered to provide the following accommodation; one male ward with ten beds and one with six, one female ward with four beds; two rooms for the medical staff; one for the Sister of Mercy; rooms for the feldschers and other attendants; a room for carrying out disinfection; bathroom, kitchen and offices.
- 1906 February 17, The Lancet, page 475:
- In Russian military hospitals the subordinate duty is performed by a body of men who are designated feldschers.
- 1905, Fred Whishaw, Moscow: A Story of the French Invasion of 1812:
- Louise left the little house with a heavy heart. "For God's sake keep an eye upon Monsieur le Capitaine," she said at parting to the little feldscher, or under-surgeon, who replied with a laugh:— […]
- A physician assistant in a number of European and Central Asian countries (nowadays mainly former USSR countries).
Translations
Russia, one with informal medical training
