Doctor

  • 31doctor — doc|tor1 [ daktər ] noun count *** 1. ) someone whose job is to treat people who are sick or injured. When written as a title, the abbreviation of doctor is Dr. A doctor who performs medical operations is called a surgeon. Someone being treated… …

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  • 32Doctor P — Shaun Brockhurst Also known as Doctor P, DJ Picto Genres Dubstep, drum and bass Occupations Record producer, DJ Labels Circus Records …

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  • 33Doctor — In a medical context, the word doctor is quite nonspecific. It can refer to any medical professional with an MD, a PhD, or any other doctoral degree. A doctor may, for example, be a physician, psychologist, biomedical scientist, dentist, or… …

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  • 34doctor — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ excellent, good ▪ female, male, woman ▪ qualified ▪ experienced ▪ …

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  • 35doctor — ▪ I. doctor doc‧tor 1 [ˈdɒktə ǁ ˈdɑːktər] noun [countable] 1. someone who is trained to treat sick or injured people ˌcompany ˈdoctor 1. JOBS FINANCE someone with special knowledge and experience who is employed to help a business that is losing… …

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  • 36doctor — n. 1) a family doctor 2) a witch doctor 3) a barefoot doctor ( an auxiliary medical worker in a rural area, esp. in China ) 4) doctors see; treat (their) patients 5) (misc.) to see ( consult ) a doctor * * * [ dɒktə] treat (their) patients… …

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  • 37doctor — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. physician, surgeon; learned man, sage. See remedy. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A medical practitioner] Syn. Doctor of Medicine, M.D., physician, surgeon, family doctor, country doctor, medical attendant,… …

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  • 38doctor — {{11}}doctor (n.) c.1300, Church father, from O.Fr. doctour, from M.L. doctor religious teacher, adviser, scholar, in classical L. teacher, agent noun from docere to show, teach, cause to know, originally make to appear right, causative of decere …

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  • 39doctor — [[t]dɒ̱ktə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ doctors, doctoring, doctored 1) N COUNT; N TITLE; N VOC A doctor is someone who is qualified in medicine and treats people who are ill. Do not discontinue the treatment without consulting your doctor... Doctor Paige will be… …

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  • 40Doctor — n. & v. n. 1 a a qualified practitioner of medicine; a physician. b US a qualified dentist or veterinary surgeon. 2 a person who holds a doctorate (Doctor of Civil Law). 3 colloq. a person who carries out repairs. 4 archaic a teacher or learned… …

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