doctor shoppingn.

Brit.

/ˈdɒktə ˌʃɒpɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈdɑktər ˌʃɑpɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: doctor n., shopping n.²

Etymology: < doctor n. + shopping n.² Compare later doctor shop v.

The action or practice of visiting multiple doctors, either until one receives the desired medical opinion or treatment, or in order to obtain multiple prescriptions for controlled substances.

ΚΠ

1931 Med. Econ. Nov. 6/2 I have discontinued calling into consultation nerve specialists because they can do no more for the patient than the G.P. If a very wealthy patient needs to go ‘doctor shopping’, the neurologist is O.K.

1976 Jrnl. Sex Res. 12 167 Her mother's doctor-shopping implanted the idea in the patient that there would finally be a solution: the magical drug to make her grow.

2016 Charleston (W. Va.) Gaz.-Mail (Nexis) 3 Apr. 1 a To try to flag more cases of doctor shopping, the review panel has started to check the database for people who have solicited prescriptions from eight or more doctors..over the previous six months.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	doctor shopping
释义	doctor shoppingn. Brit. /ˈdɒktə ˌʃɒpɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈdɑktər ˌʃɑpɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: doctor n., shopping n.² Etymology: < doctor n. + shopping n.² Compare later doctor shop v. The action or practice of visiting multiple doctors, either until one receives the desired medical opinion or treatment, or in order to obtain multiple prescriptions for controlled substances. ΚΠ 1931 Med. Econ. Nov. 6/2 I have discontinued calling into consultation nerve specialists because they can do no more for the patient than the G.P. If a very wealthy patient needs to go ‘doctor shopping’, the neurologist is O.K. 1976 Jrnl. Sex Res. 12 167 Her mother's doctor-shopping implanted the idea in the patient that there would finally be a solution: the magical drug to make her grow. 2016 Charleston (W. Va.) Gaz.-Mail (Nexis) 3 Apr. 1 a To try to flag more cases of doctor shopping, the review panel has started to check the database for people who have solicited prescriptions from eight or more doctors..over the previous six months. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1931
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