domain doctor; clan physician
Historical term for a doctor employed by a feudal domain during the Edo period, often serving at a public clinic within the domain.
彼の先祖は藩医として地域の医療を支えていた。
His ancestor supported local medical care as a domain doctor.
Compound of 藩 (domain) and 医 (doctor), referring to a physician serving a feudal domain during the Edo period.