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Infectious disease specialist Today, a student asked me if he could use the word "infectiologist". I didn't find it in any dictionary I looked up in. However, it doesn't mean people don't use it. For instance, in this website, we find it in the title: http://www.romwell.com/cookbook/guide/infectiologist.html Have you ever heard or read native English speakers say "infectiologist"? Even more important: have you ever heard physicians using this word? How about you, physicians, what word would you choose to describe this reality? Does "infectiologist" work fine for you? Thank you! [I will be glad if you correct my English mistakes ^^]For those who use the word "infectiologist": would you prefer saying "infectious disease specialist" or "infectiologist", when asked what you specialize in?
2016年5月30日 16:40
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I'm a medical student (studying to be a physician) and I have never heard "infectiologist" used. In the United States at least we say "infectious disease specialist." Among physicians there is also the abbreviation "ID," so for example one could say "he's an ID specialist" or "an ID doc." These are too informal for writing, of course. I have heard "infectology" when talking about the study of infectious diseases, but even in medical dictionaries there is no such word as "infectologist" or "infectiologist." I myself wish to be an infectious disease specialist!
2016年5月31日
Have I ever heard the word 'infectiologist?' No. Would I ever use it myself? No. 'Infectious disease specialist' or (better) 'specialist in infectious disease' sound good, like something a native speaker would say.
2016年5月30日
Either way, Infectiologist or infectious disease specialists are both used in hospital environments​.
2018年6月24日
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中国語 (普通話), 英語, フランス語, ドイツ語, ヘブライ語, イタリア語, ポルトガル語, スペイン語
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中国語 (普通話), 英語, ドイツ語, ヘブライ語, イタリア語, スペイン語