laboratorian
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From laboratory + -ian.
Noun
[edit]laboratorian (plural laboratorians)
- A researcher or technologist who works in a laboratory: either a research laboratory or a clinical laboratory.
- Hypernyms: (research) researcher, scientist
- Coordinate terms: clinician (clinical work versus lab work); laboratory assistant, lab tech
- 1922, JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association:
- The question now arises regarding the legal status of nonmedical laboratorians in relation to the laws governing the practice of medicine in the different states […]
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- technician (often coinstantial)