doctor | children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office, the children explored each other's bodies by playing the game of doctor |
dragonfly darning needle devil's darning needle sewing needle snake feeder snake doctor mosquito hawk skeeter hawk | slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest, adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. |
fish doctor Gymnelis viridis | brightly colored scaleless Arctic eelpout |
doctorfish doctor-fish Acanthurus chirurgus | surgeon fish of the West Indies |
medical bill doctor's bill | statement of charges for medical services |
doctor's degree doctorate | one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university |
Doctor of Dental Medicine DMD | a doctor's degree in dental medicine |
Doctor of Dental Surgery DDS | a doctor's degree in dental surgery |
Doctor of Divinity DD | a doctor's degree in religion |
Doctor of Education EdD DEd | a doctor's degree in education |
Doctor of Medicine MD | a doctor's degree in medicine |
Doctor of Music DMus MusD | a doctor's degree in music |
Doctor of Musical Arts AMusD | a doctor's degree in musical arts |
Doctor of Optometry OD | a doctor's degree in optometry |
Doctor of Osteopathy DO | doctor's degree in osteopathy |
Doctor of Arts D.A. | a doctor's degree with a special disciplinary focus |
Doctor of Philosophy | a doctorate awarded for original contributions to knowledge |
Doctor of Public Health DPH | a doctor's degree in preventive medicine |
Doctor of Theology ThD | a doctor's degree in theology |
Doctor of Sacred Theology STD | a doctor's degree in theology, STD is from the Latin Sanctae Theologiae Doctor |
Doctor of Arts ArtsD | an honorary arts degree |
Doctor of Fine Arts | an honorary degree in fine arts |
Doctor of Humane Letters | an honorary degree in letters |
Doctor of Humanities | an honorary degree in the humanities |
Doctor of Laws LLD | an honorary law degree |
Doctor of Science DS ScD | an honorary degree in science |
baby doctor pediatrician pediatrist paediatrician | a specialist in the care of babies |
cardiologist heart specialist heart surgeon | a specialist in cardiology, a specialist in the structure and function and disorders of the heart |
chiropodist foot doctor podiatrist | a specialist in care for the feet |
country doctor | 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? |
dentist tooth doctor dental practitioner | a person qualified to practice dentistry |
dermatologist skin doctor | a doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of the skin |
doctor doc physician MD Dr. medico | a licensed medical practitioner, I felt so bad I went to see my doctor |
doctor Dr. | a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution, she is a doctor of philosophy in physics |
Doctor of the Church Doctor | (Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching, the Doctors of the Church greatly influenced Christian thought down to the late Middle Ages |
ear doctor ear specialist otologist | a physician who specializes in the ear and its diseases |
ENT man ear-nose-and-throat doctor otolaryngologist otorhinolaryngologist rhinolaryngologist | a specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat |
family doctor | a general practitioner who treats all the family members |
fingerprint expert fingerprint specialist fingerprint man | a specialist in identifying fingerprints |
gynecologist gynaecologist woman's doctor | a specialist in gynecology |
herbalist herb doctor | a therapist who heals by the use of herbs |
horse doctor | a veterinarian who treats horses |
neurologist brain doctor | a medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it |
ophthalmologist eye doctor oculist | a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye |
shaman priest-doctor | in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds, practices sorcery for healing or divination |
specialist specializer specialiser | an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning |
specialist medical specialist | practices one branch of medicine |
spin doctor spinmeister | 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, his title is Director of Communications but he is just a spin doctor |
witch doctor | someone who is believed to heal through magical powers |
doctor-patient relation | the responsibility of a physician to act in the best interests of the patient |