barefoot doctor
1barefoot doctor — n. a healthcare worker in China trained to attend to the basic medical needs of villagers in rural areas …
2Barefoot doctor — For Stephen Russell, the Taoist practitioner, see The Barefoot Doctor. A barefoot doctor performs acupuncture on a man Barefoot doctors (Chinese: 赤脚医生 pinyin: chìjiǎo yīshēng) are farmers who received minimal basic medical and paramedical… …
3barefoot doctor — noun A farmer or rural resident with basic medical training who worked as a doctor in rural areas of the Peoples Republic of China from the mid 1960s until the 1980s, generally under a government sponsored program …
4barefoot doctor — bare·foot doctor .ba(ə)r .fu̇t , .be(ə)r n an auxiliary medical worker trained to provide health care in rural areas of China * * * see medical assistant …
5barefoot doctor — (in China) a layperson trained to provide a number of basic health care services, esp. in rural areas. [1965 70] * * * …
6barefoot doctor — noun a paramedical worker with basic medical training working in a rural district in China …
7barefoot doctor — see medical assistant …
8barefoot doctor — bare′foot doc′tor n. cvb (in China) a layperson trained to provide a number of basic health care services, esp. in rural areas • Etymology: 1965–70 …
9barefoot doctor — /bɛəfʊt ˈdɒktə/ (say bairfoot doktuh) noun a member of a community, especially in a rural area of a developing country, who is trained as a medical auxiliary, providing first aid, dispensing medications, and assisting with basic health care.… …
10barefoot doctor — noun Etymology: translation of Chinese (Pekingese) ch ih4 chiao3 yi1 shêng1 : an auxiliary medical worker trained to provide basic health care in rural areas of the People s Republic of China …
