单词 | human doctor |
释义 | > as lemmashuman doctor a. attributive, with the sense ‘that treats humans, rather than animals’, as human doctor, human surgeon. ΚΠ 1817 D. P. Blaine Canine Pathol. 30 Whenever such a necessity occurs, although it is not a dangerous operation, it requires the assistance of a veterinary, or a human surgeon. 1847 W. Youatt Pig 86 Mr. Heaton, a human surgeon. 1923 R. Macaulay Told by Idiot iv. 325 A vet, Billy! Darling boy, why a vet? Why not a human doctor, if you must be something of that sort? 1932 Sci. Monthly May 446/2 The average human doctor..regards the veterinarian as an inferior sort of animal somewhat lower than a dentist. 2007 Washington Post (Nexis) 20 Dec. aa16 The good news is that more veterinarians are beginning to recognize, just as more human doctors are, the connection between diet and a variety of chronic health problems. < as lemmas |
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