feldsher
feldsher is the alternative form of feldscher.
Meaning of feldscher
Noun
feldscher (plural feldschers)
- In Russia, one with practical but not formal medical training.
- 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...1893, Frank Gerard Clemow, The Cholera Epidemic of 1892 in the Russian Empire, page 73
- A physician assistant in a number of European and Central Asian countries (nowadays mainly former USSR countries).
Forms of feldsher
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- What is feldsher the alternative form of?
- Feldsher is the alternative form of feldscher.
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