doctor
(dɒktəʳ )
Word forms: doctors , doctoring , doctored
1. countable noun & title noun A1
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 here right after lunch to see her.
Synonyms: physician, medic [informal], clinician, general practitioner
2. countable noun & title noun
A dentist or , veterinarian can also be called doctor. [US]
3. countable noun [usually singular] A1
The doctor's is used to refer to the surgery or office where a doctor works.
I have an appointment at the doctor's.
4. countable noun & title noun
A doctor is someone who has been awarded the highest academic or honorary degree by a university.
He is a doctor of philosophy. [+ of]
5. verb
If someone doctors something, they change it in order to deceive people.
They doctored the prints to make her look as awful as possible. [VERB noun]
...a cleverly doctored photograph. [VERB-ed]
doctoring uncountable noun
The doctoring of the document has become a live political issue.
6. verb
If someone doctors food or drink, they add a poison or drug to it. [written]
She had no doubt that it was he who had doctored her milk. [VERB noun]
...a doctored cup of tea. [VERB-ed]
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Quotations:
Men who are occupied in the restoration of health to other men, by the joint exertion of skill and humanity, are above all the great of the earthPhilosophical Dictionary
The best doctors in the world are Doctor Diet, Doctor Quiet, and Doctor MerrymanPolite Conversation
I am simply in Hell, where there are no doctors - at least, not in a professional capacityThe Cocktail Party
God and the doctor we alike adore
But only when in danger, not before;
The danger o'er, both are alike requited,
God is forgotten, and the Doctor slightedEpigrams
But only when in danger, not before;
The danger o'er, both are alike requited,
God is forgotten, and the Doctor slightedEpigrams
Idioms:
just what the doctor ordered
extremely pleasant or useful and helping to make you feel better or to improve a situation
`Meatballs in tomato sauce!' Max exclaimed happily. `Just what the doctor ordered.'
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Collocations:
doctor prescribes doctor recommends doctors treat emergency doctor honorary doctor qualified doctor senior doctor specialist doctor tell a doctor trainee doctor visit a doctor
The family doctor prescribes 'something to minimise your anxiety'.
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Her doctor prescribes meds, but she worries they will make her less her and that she has no autonomy.
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Unconvinced, the doctor prescribes some sedatives to help the miner sleep.
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Not unless a doctor recommends it — that would be a medical decision.
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So don't be afraid of the pills if your doctor recommends them.
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Take an anti-inflammatory tablet regularly at a dose that your doctor recommends.
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Usually the doctor recommends resting the shoulder and applying ice three or four times a day.
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A doctor recommends consulting a nearby specialist in order to best treat his injuries, but the police refuse due to fear that he might escape.
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And how do doctors treat their own seasonal maladies?
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Files would be locked by a password and people would add information to help doctors treat them more efficiently.
The Sun
Rather, most doctors treat patients on the basis of what they learn at seminars or read in journals.
Christianity Today
Often doctors treat these conditions with pharmaceutical interventions.
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An emergency doctor came at 10pm and said she might have pneumonia.
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He was rushed to an emergency doctor's surgery and given stitches.
The Sun (2007)
It takes a minimum of six years to train a junior emergency doctor.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Thirteen universities awarded him honorary doctor of science degrees.
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He has served on more than 20 boards and trusteeships, holds an honorary doctor of.
Christianity Today
The same year, he received an honorary doctor of letters degree from the university.
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He was made an honorary doctor of the university in 2001.
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A year later, the faculty of the university awarded him an honorary doctor of laws.
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For the moment there is a shortage of qualified doctors.
The Sun (2016)
Currently any qualified doctor can carry out a cosmetic procedure.
The Sun (2016)
In theory it is better to go to qualified doctors as they have gone through exhaustive training at medical school and at least they will know what they are sticking the needles into!
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Some of Britain's most senior doctors have declared their support for helping terminally ill patients to die.
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Where before senior doctors would select their new junior doctors, they are now assigned by computer.
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At some hospitals, there is just one senior doctor to 100 beds at weekends.
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A specialist doctor (at specialist registrar level and above) could take home 58,000- 66,000 a year.
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Patients aged 75 and over are less than half as likely as younger patients to be treated by a specialist doctor.
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If your test proves positive, a specialist doctor will send you antibiotics following an online assessment.
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It must be prescribed by a specialist doctor after other options are tried.
The Sun
I have to take him in a taxi to ist at another hospital for some specialist doctor appointments they don't do the hospital at which he lives.
The Sun
Tell your doctor if you notice any pins and needles, numbness or weakness.
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So know what you're looking for and tell a doctor.
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All herbal remedies should be taken with care and make sure that you tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking any other medicines.
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Tell your doctor how low you are feeling too.
The Sun
Tell your doctor about your background and ask him to refer you for specialist help.
The Sun
A trainee doctor performed the operation.
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A great deal is made of trainee doctors working excessive hours.
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The complexity of medicine is increasing, thus trainee doctors are trying to pack more learning into a short space of time.
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He has to visit the doctor at least once a week.
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However, most of those people refused to visit the doctor because of the 'macho' work culture.
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If they visit a doctor, they lose money.
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They collect their pensions, update their records, visit the doctor and collect medication for anything from high blood pressure to asthma.
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And they are more likely to visit the doctor once they are hitched.
The Sun
Translations:
Chinese: 医生, 窜改
Japanese: 医者, 改ざんする
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