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doctor
has definitions from the fields of games,medicine,work,education,Roman Catholic,religion,theology,Christianity
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[ noun ] (medicine,work) a licensed medical practitioner
Examples "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor" Used in print (Walter H. Buchsbaum, "Advances in Medical Electronics"...)Recently many doctors have installed ultrasonic vibration machines for deep massage of bruises , contusions , and simple bursitis . From the resulting data the doctor can determine lung defects with hitherto unknown accuracy and detail . From this doctors can read heart_rate , change in diameter , pressure , and effective heart power . ([Anonymous,] "The Attack on Employee Services"...)If you have a full-time doctor now , can he be replaced with a part-time doctor or one who serves on a fee per case basis only ? If you have a full-time doctor now , can he be replaced with a part-time doctor or one who serves on a fee per case basis only ? Related terms medical_practitioner quack surgeon veterinarian intern specialist extern down christiaan_eijkman burrill_bernard_crohn GP hodgkin allergist abortionist ross albert_schweitzer simpson etienne-louis_arthur_fallot gilbert harvey edward_jenner bartholin aletta_jacobs harry_f._klinefelter clemence_sophia_harned_lozier gastroenterologist house_physician franz_anton_mesmer manson paracelsus peter_mark_roget benjamin_rush bruce anna_howard_shaw barany sydenham e._a._von_willebrand hakeem angiologist primary_care_physician abul-walid_mohammed_ibn-ahmad_ibn-mohammed_ibn-roshd abu_ali_al-husain_ibn_abdallah_ibn_sina doctor-patient_relation |
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[ verb ] (medicine) give medical treatment to
Used in print (Randall Stewart, "A Little History, a Little Honesty: A...)The slaves never shared in their profits , while they did share , in a very real sense , in the profits of the slave owners : they were fed , clothed , doctored , and_so_forth ; they were the beneficiaries of responsible , paternalistic care . |
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[ noun ] (Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching
Synonyms Examples "the Doctors of the Church greatly influenced Christian thought down to the late Middle Ages" Used in print (The Rev. John A. O'Brien, "Let's Take Birth Control...)The grounds for the Church 's position are Scriptural ( Old_Testament ) , the teachings of the fathers and doctors of the early Church , the unbroken tradition of nineteen centuries , the decisions of the highest ecclesiastical authority and the natural_law . |
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[ verb ] alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
Synonyms Examples "Sophisticate rose water with geraniol" Used in print (High Fidelity, 11:10...)And in its engineers ' frantic attempts to achieve maximum dynamic impact and earsplitting brilliance , the recording sounds as though it had been `` doctored for super high_fidelity '' . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (games) children take the roles of doctor or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the doctor's office
Examples "the children explored each other's bodies by playing the game of doctor" Used in print (Robert E. Lane, The Liberties of Wit: Humanism, Critici...)I mean something more like Freud 's concept of the utility of `` play '' to a small child : he plays `` house '' or `` doctor '' or `` fireman '' as a way of mastering slightly frightening experiences , reliving them imaginatively until they are under control . Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 7489
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[ verb ] restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
Examples "She repaired her TV set" "Repair my shoes please" |
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