feldscher

plural feldschers · alternative feldsher

1. historicalIn Russia, one with practical but not formal medical training.

   "How stupid, how stupid!" the doctor muttered, when the feldscher was gone.

   1954 [1888], Anton Chekhov, translated by Avrahm Yarmolinsky, An unpleasantness, translation of original in Russian

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   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.

   1893, Frank Gerard Clemow, The Cholera Epidemic of 1892 in the Russian Empire, page 73

   In Russian military hospitals the subordinate duty is performed by a body of men who are designated feldschers.

   1906 February 17, The Lancet, page 475

   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:— […]

   1905, Fred Whishaw, Moscow: A Story of the French Invasion of 1812

2. A physician assistant in a number of European and Central Asian countries (nowadays mainly former USSR countries).