doctor : Idioms & Phrases


baby doctor

  • noun a specialist in the care of babies
    pediatrist; pediatrician; paediatrician.
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brain doctor

  • noun a medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it
    neurologist.
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country doctor

  • noun a doctor who practices in the country (rather than in a city) usually remote from a modern hospital
    • do country doctors still make house calls?
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Doctor fish

  • (Zoöl.), any fish of the genus Acanthurus; the surgeon fish; so called from a sharp lancetlike spine on each side of the tail. Also called barber fish. See Surgeon fish.
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doctor of arts

  • noun an honorary arts degree
    ArtsD.
  • noun a doctor's degree with a special disciplinary focus
    D.A..
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doctor of dental medicine

  • noun a doctor's degree in dental medicine
    DMD.
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doctor of dental surgery

  • noun a doctor's degree in dental surgery
    DDS.
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doctor of divinity

  • noun a doctor's degree in religion
    DD.
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doctor of education

  • noun a doctor's degree in education
    DEd; EdD.
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doctor of fine arts

  • noun an honorary degree in fine arts
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doctor of humane letters

  • noun an honorary degree in letters
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doctor of humanities

  • noun an honorary degree in the humanities
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doctor of laws

  • noun an honorary law degree
    LLD.
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doctor of medicine

  • noun a doctor's degree in medicine
    MD.
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doctor of music

  • noun a doctor's degree in music
    DMus; MusD.
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doctor of musical arts

  • noun a doctor's degree in musical arts
    AMusD.
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doctor of optometry

  • noun a doctor's degree in optometry
    OD.
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doctor of osteopathy

  • noun doctor's degree in osteopathy
    DO.
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doctor of philosophy

  • noun a doctorate awarded for original contributions to knowledge
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doctor of public health

  • noun a doctor's degree in preventive medicine
    DPH.
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doctor of sacred theology

  • noun a doctor's degree in theology
    STD.
    • STD is from the Latin Sanctae Theologiae Doctor
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doctor of science

  • noun an honorary degree in science
    ScD; DS.
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doctor of the church

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

  • noun a doctor's degree in theology
    ThD.
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doctor up

  • verb alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
    sophisticate; doctor.
    • Sophisticate rose water with geraniol
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doctor's bill

  • noun statement of charges for medical services
    medical bill.
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doctor's degree

  • noun one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university
    doctorate.
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Doctor's stuff

  • physic, medicine. G. Eliot.
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doctor-fish

  • noun surgeon fish of the West Indies
    doctorfish; Acanthurus chirurgus.
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doctor-patient relation

  • noun the responsibility of a physician to act in the best interests of the patient
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Doctors' Commons

  • . See under Commons.
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ear doctor

  • noun a physician who specializes in the ear and its diseases
    ear specialist; otologist.
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ear-nose-and-throat doctor

  • noun a specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat
    otolaryngologist; ENT man; rhinolaryngologist; otorhinolaryngologist.
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Eye doctor

  • noun a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye
    ophthalmologist; oculist.
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  • an oculist.
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family doctor

  • noun a general practitioner who treats all the family members
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fish doctor

  • noun brightly colored scaleless Arctic eelpout
    Gymnelis viridis.
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foot doctor

  • noun a specialist in care for the feet
    podiatrist; chiropodist.
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herb doctor

  • noun a therapist who heals by the use of herbs
    herbalist.
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horse doctor

  • noun a veterinarian who treats horses
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Lint doctor

  • (Calico-printing Mach.), a scraper to remove lint from a printing cylinder.
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priest-doctor

  • noun in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination
    shaman.
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skin doctor

  • noun a doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of the skin
    dermatologist.
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snake doctor

  • noun slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
    dragonfly; sewing needle; mosquito hawk; skeeter hawk; devil's darning needle; snake feeder; darning needle.
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spin doctor

  • noun a public relations person who tries to forestall negative publicity by publicizing a favorable interpretation of the words or actions of a company or political party or famous person
    spinmeister.
    • his title is Director of Communications but he is just a spin doctor
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tooth doctor

  • noun a person qualified to practice dentistry
    dental practitioner; dentist.
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water doctor

Wa"ter doc"tor
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  1. (Med.) (a) One who professes to be able to divine diseases by inspection of the urine. (b) A physician who treats diseases with water; an hydropathist.
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witch doctor

  • noun someone who is believed to heal through magical powers
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woman's doctor

  • noun a specialist in gynecology
    gynaecologist; gynecologist.
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