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Type Words
Synonyms doc, dr., md, medico, physician
Type of medical man, medical practitioner
Has types sawbones, allergist, medical intern, veterinary, resident physician, resident, quack, primary care physician, operating surgeon, veterinarian, medical specialist, medical extern, interne, extern, vet, abortionist, surgeon, gastroenterologist, general practitioner, specialist, gp, intern, houseman, house physician, hakim, veterinary surgeon, hakeem, angiologist
Derivation doctorial


I felt so bad I went to see my doctor.
Type Words
Synonyms bushel, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, restore, touch on
Type of improve, better, amend, meliorate, ameliorate
Has types revamp, patch, troubleshoot, vamp, sole, patch up, tinker, point, reheel, repoint, fiddle, resole, fill, heel, trouble-shoot, piece, cobble, darn
Type Words
Synonyms dr.
Type of scholarly person, bookman, student, scholar
Derivation doctoral, doctorial


she is a doctor of philosophy in physics.
Type Words
Synonyms doctor of the church
Type of theologist, theologiser, theologian, theologizer
Type Words
Synonyms doctor up, sophisticate
Type of dilute, debase, stretch, adulterate, load
Type Words
Type of child's play, play


the children explored each other's bodies by playing the game of doctor.
Type Words
Type of care for, treat
Has types vet

Examples of doctor

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So make sure you tell your doctor that you have several different types of pain.
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She called her doctor and drank some water, thinking it was another false alarm.
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Your doctor then measures pressure by pulling or pushing on the pressure handle.
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It should only been used in people under 19 under specific orders from a doctor.
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The doctor said his greatest concern now is the economic impact of the epidemic.
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These are basic symptoms that a doctor will consider to determine if we're sick.
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If her doctor prescribes a new medicine, she Googles it before she'll ingest it.
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A doctor has to look and see if skin changes support any of those possibilities.
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Don't forget to talk to your doctor about eye safety if your child plays sports.
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  • A licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor"
  • Sophisticate: alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive; "Sophisticate rose water with geraniol"
  • Give medical treatment to
  • Doctor of the Church: (Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching; "the Doctors of the Church greatly influenced Christian thought down to the late Middle Ages"
  • Children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office; "the children explored each other's bodies by playing the game of doctor"
  • Repair: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"
  • ELIZA is a computer program and an early example (by modern standards) of primitive natural language processing. ELIZA operated by processing users' responses to scripts, the most famous of which was DOCTOR, a simulation of a Rogerian psychotherapist. ...
  • Doctor is a Canadian rock band founded by vocalist Daniel Greaves, formerly of The Watchmen, and bassist Rob Higgins, formerly of Change of Heart. The duo was joined in studio by guitarist Jamie Edwards and drummer Dan Cornelius to record the band's debut album, High Is As High Gets. ...
  • Doctor, in comics, may refer to the following: *The Doctor (Wildstorm), a name given to several characters in the WildStorm universe *Doctor (Doctor Who), the main character in a number of comic adventures chiefly in Doctor Who Magazine