doctor : Idioms & Phrases
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- baby doctor
- brain doctor
- country doctor
- Doctor fish
- doctor of arts
- doctor of dental medicine
- doctor of dental surgery
- doctor of divinity
- doctor of education
- doctor of fine arts
- doctor of humane letters
- doctor of humanities
- doctor of laws
- doctor of medicine
- doctor of music
- doctor of musical arts
- doctor of optometry
- doctor of osteopathy
- doctor of philosophy
- doctor of public health
- doctor of sacred theology
- doctor of science
- doctor of the church
- doctor of theology
- doctor up
- doctor's bill
- doctor's degree
- Doctor's stuff
- doctor-fish
- doctor-patient relation
- Doctors' Commons
- ear doctor
- ear-nose-and-throat doctor
- Eye doctor
- family doctor
- fish doctor
- foot doctor
- herb doctor
- horse doctor
- Lint doctor
- priest-doctor
- skin doctor
- snake doctor
- spin doctor
- tooth doctor
- water doctor
- witch doctor
- woman's doctor
baby doctor
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noun a specialist in the care of babies
pediatrist; pediatrician; paediatrician.
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brain doctor
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noun a medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it
neurologist.
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country doctor
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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 genusAcanthurus ; the surgeon fish; so called from a sharp lancetlike spine on each side of the tail. Also calledbarber fish . SeeSurgeon fish .
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doctor of arts
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noun an honorary arts degree
ArtsD.
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noun a doctor's degree with a special disciplinary focus
D.A..
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doctor of dental medicine
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noun a doctor's degree in dental medicine
DMD.
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doctor of dental surgery
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noun a doctor's degree in dental surgery
DDS.
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doctor of divinity
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noun a doctor's degree in religion
DD.
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doctor of education
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noun a doctor's degree in education
DEd; EdD.
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doctor of fine arts
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noun an honorary degree in fine arts
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doctor of humane letters
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noun an honorary degree in letters
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doctor of humanities
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noun an honorary degree in the humanities
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doctor of laws
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noun an honorary law degree
LLD.
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doctor of medicine
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noun a doctor's degree in medicine
MD.
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doctor of music
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noun a doctor's degree in music
DMus; MusD.
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doctor of musical arts
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noun a doctor's degree in musical arts
AMusD.
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doctor of optometry
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noun a doctor's degree in optometry
OD.
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doctor of osteopathy
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noun doctor's degree in osteopathy
DO.
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doctor of philosophy
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noun a doctorate awarded for original contributions to knowledge
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doctor of public health
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noun a doctor's degree in preventive medicine
DPH.
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doctor of sacred theology
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noun a doctor's degree in theology
STD.
- STD is from the Latin Sanctae Theologiae Doctor
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doctor of science
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noun an honorary degree in science
ScD; DS.
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doctor of the church
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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
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noun a doctor's degree in theology
ThD.
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doctor up
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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
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noun statement of charges for medical services
medical bill.
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doctor's degree
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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
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noun surgeon fish of the West Indies
doctorfish; Acanthurus chirurgus.
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doctor-patient relation
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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
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noun a physician who specializes in the ear and its diseases
ear specialist; otologist.
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ear-nose-and-throat doctor
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noun a specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat
otolaryngologist; ENT man; rhinolaryngologist; otorhinolaryngologist.
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Eye doctor
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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
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noun a general practitioner who treats all the family members
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fish doctor
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noun brightly colored scaleless Arctic eelpout
Gymnelis viridis.
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foot doctor
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noun a specialist in care for the feet
podiatrist; chiropodist.
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herb doctor
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noun a therapist who heals by the use of herbs
herbalist.
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horse doctor
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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
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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
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noun a doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of the skin
dermatologist.
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snake doctor
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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
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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
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noun a person qualified to practice dentistry
dental practitioner; dentist.
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water doctor
Wa"ter doc"tor
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(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
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noun someone who is believed to heal through magical powers
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woman's doctor
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noun a specialist in gynecology
gynaecologist; gynecologist.