A licensed professional who performs clinical laboratory tests under the direction of a physician. The term is specific to the Japanese medical licensing system.
She works at a hospital as a medical technologist.
ＭＴ is the English-based abbreviation for 衛生検査技師, the formal Japanese job title for a clinical laboratory technologist.
Compound of 衛生 (hygiene, sanitation), 検査 (inspection, test), and 技師 (technician, engineer). The term reflects the historical development of Japan's medical technologist licensing system.