| 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
| doctor | give medical treatment to |
repair
mend
fix bushel
doctor furbish up
restore touch on | restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken, She repaired her TV set, Repair my shoes please |
sophisticate doctor
doctor up | alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive, Sophisticate rose water with geraniol |