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ALLERGIST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does allergist mean?
• ALLERGIST (noun)
The noun ALLERGIST has 1 sense:
1. a physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies
Familiarity information: ALLERGIST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("allergist" is a kind of...):
doc; doctor; Dr.; MD; medico; physician (a licensed medical practitioner)
Derivation:
allergy (hypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen; symptoms can vary greatly in intensity)
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