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Doctor — synonyms, definition

1. doctor (Noun)

22 synonyms
DoC Doctor of the Church Dr. Md amelioration amendment correction expert fix medico mend philosopher physician professor rectification repair restoration sage scholar scientist • • •
4 definitions

doctor (Noun) — A licensed medical practitioner. ex. "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor"

doctor (Noun) — A game in which children take the roles of physician, nurse or patient and pretend they are at the doctor's. ex. "the children explored each other's bodies by playing the game of doctor"

doctor (Noun) — A person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution. ex. "she is a doctor of philosophy in physics"

doctor (Noun) — (Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching. ex. "the Doctors of the Church greatly influenced Christian thought down to the late Middle Ages"

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Abu Ali al-Husain ibn Abdallah ibn Sina Abul-Walid Mohammed ibn-Ahmad Ibn-Mohammed ibn-Roshd Albert Schweitzer Aletta Jacobs Ambrose Anna Howard Shaw Aquinas Athanasius Athanasius the Great Augustine Augustine of Hippo Averroes Avicenna Baeda Barany Bartholin Basil of Caesarea Basil the Great Beda Benjamin Rush • • •
1 part of
doctor-patient relation

2. doctor (Verb)

35 synonyms
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3 definitions

doctor (Verb) — Alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive. ex. "doctor up rose water with geraniol"

doctor (Verb) — (medicine) give medical treatment to.

doctor (Verb) — Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken.

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