A podiatrist also renders care of sprains, fractures, infections, and injuries of the foot, ankle and heel. In addition to undergraduate medical school training, podiatrists also attend graduate school for a doctorate degree in podiatry.
A guild is an association of artisans or merchants who control the practice of their craft in a particular town. The earliest types of guild were formed as confraternities of tradesmen. They were organized in a manner something between a professional association, trade union, a cartel, and a secret society.
associate - a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor; he had to consult his associate before continuing 2. association - the act of consorting with or joining with others; you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association social activity - activity considered appropriate on social occasions fraternisation, fraternization - associating with others in a brotherly or friendly way; especially with an enemy