DOCTORS

/ˈdɒktəz/
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Definition

/ˈdɒktəz/
noun
  1. A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured. The final examination and qualification may award a doctor degree in which case the post-nominal letters are D.O., DPM, M.D., DMD, DDS, in the US or MBBS in the UK.
    “If you still feel unwell tomorrow, see your doctor.”
  2. A person who has attained a doctorate, such as a Ph.D. or Th.D. or one of many other terminal degrees conferred by a college or university.
  3. A veterinarian; a medical practitioner who treats non-human animals.
verb
  1. To act as a medical doctor to.
    “Her children doctored her back to health.”
  2. To act as a medical doctor.
  3. To make (someone) into an (academic) doctor; to confer a doctorate upon.

Source: Wiktionary

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