noun
young, inexperienced doctor
Derogatory term likening a novice doctor to a bamboo shoot that has just sprouted. Often used in contrast to ヤブ医者 (quack doctor).
See also: ヤブ医者
あの筍医者に診てもらうのは不安だ。
I'm uneasy about being seen by that young, inexperienced doctor.
彼はまだ筍
He's still a novice doctor, so we can't entrust him with difficult surgeries.