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barefoot doctor
noun
(in China) a layperson trained to provide a number of basic health-care services, especially in rural areas.
Origin:
1965–70
1965–70
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Barefoot doctor
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World English Dictionary
| barefoot doctor | |
| —n | |
| (esp in developing countries) a worker trained as a medical auxiliary in a rural area who dispenses medicine, gives first aid, assists at childbirth, etc | |
| [C20: translation of Chinese chijiao yisheng, officially translated as primary health worker] | |
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Medical Dictionary
barefoot doctor bare·foot doctor (bâr'f&oobreve;t')
n.
A lay health care worker, especially in rural China, trained in such activities as first aid, childbirth assistance, the dispensing of drugs, and preventive medicine.
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