noun
- Plural of feldscher; medical practitioners or paramedics, especially in Russia and former Soviet countries, trained to provide basic medical care and perform minor surgical procedures.
Usage: chiefly historical or regional; used in Russian and Eastern European medical contexts
Examples
- The rural clinics relied on feldschers to provide healthcare to remote villages.
- Feldschers in Soviet times received training in both medical and surgical techniques.
- The hospital employed several feldschers to assist the physicians.
- Feldschers were often the only medical professionals available in outlying areas.