Doctor

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Translations 1.2.3 See also 1.2.4 External links 1.3 Verb 1.4 Adjective (title)

English

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈdɒktə/

Noun

doctor (plural: doctors)

1. A physician: a member of the medical profession. One who is trained and licenced to heal the sick. The final examination and qualification may award a doctorate in which case the post-nominal letters are MD. In the UK the qualifying exam is a first degree and the letters are MBBS or MBChB. (Usually refers to a general practitioner, as others are referred to by their specialties.)
2. A person who has attained a doctorate such as a D.A., D.B.A., D.F.A., D.M.A., D.M.L., D.Sc., Ed.D., Ph.D., Th.D. or one of many other terminal degrees conferred by a college or university
3. A veterinarian: a member of the medical profession. One who is trained and licenced to heal the sick. The final examination and qualification may award a doctorate in which case the post-nominal letters are DVM. In the UK the letters are BVSc.

Derived terms

• spin doctor

Translations

Arabic: ‏طبيب‎, ‏طَبِيبٌ‎ m, ‏طبيبة‎, ‏طَبِيبَةٌ‎ f; (root) ‏طبب‎ Bulgarian: доктор m (1,2), лекар m (2), лекарка f (2) Catalan: metge m [1][2] (ca), metgesa f Chinese: 醫生/医生 (yīshēng), 大夫 (dàifù) Danish: læge, doktor Dutch: dokter m,f (1), arts m,f (1), doctor m,f (2) Esperanto: doktoro m,f (1), kuracisto m,f (2) Finnish: lääkäri (1, 3), tohtori (1, 2) , parantaja (3) French: médecin m (1), médecine f, docteur m (1) German: Arzt m, Ärztin f, Mediziner m (1), Doktor (2) Greek: ιατρός (iatrós) m,f, γιατρός (giatrós) m,f, θεραπευτής (therapeutés) m, θεραπεύτρια (therapeútria) f Italian: medico (1), dottore m (1, 2)

Japanese: 医師 (いし, ishi), 医者 (いしゃ, isha) (1), 博士 (はくし, hakushi; はかせ hakase) (2) Polish: lekarz m, lekarka f, doktor m Portuguese: médico m (1), médica f (1), doutor m (2), doutora f (2) Romanian: medic m,f, doctor m,f Russian: доктор (doktor) m,f (1,2), врач (vrach) m,f (2) Sardinian: duttore m Slovene: zdravnik m (1), zdravnica f (1), doktor m (2), doktorica f (2) Spanish: médico m (1), médica f (1) Swedish: doktor (1, 2), läkare (1) Telugu: వైధ్యుడు (vaidhyudu)

physician (medical doctor)

• Latin: medicus m (1), medica f (1)

See also

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.) Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) Juris Doctor or Doctor of Law (J.D.) Medicine Doctor or Doctor of Medicine (M.D./D.M.) Doctor of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.) Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (D.P.M.) Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D.) Doctor of Veterinary Medicine or Veterinary Medical Doctor (D.V.M./V.M.D) Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) Optometry Doctor or Doctor of Optometry (O.D.) Doctor of Arts (D.A.) Doctor of Architecture (D.Arch.) Doctor of Applied Science (D.A.S.) Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.) Doctor of Chemistry (D.Chem.) Doctor of Criminal Justice (D.C.J.) Doctor of Comparative/Civil Law (D.C.L.) Doctor of Computer Science (D.C.S.) Doctor of Criminology (D.Crim.) Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) Doctor of Environmental Design (D.E.D.) Doctor of Engineering (D.Eng.) Doctor of Environment (D.Env.) Doctor of Engineering Science (D.E.Sc./Sc.D.E.) Doctor of Forestry (D.F.) Doctor of Fine Arts (D.F.A.) Doctor of Geological Science (D.G.S.) Doctor of Hebrew Literature/Letters (D.H.L.) Doctor of Health and Safety (D.H.S.) Doctor of Hebrew Studies (D.H.S.) Doctor of Industrial Technology (D.I.T.) Doctor of Information Technology (D.I.T.) Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) doctor's orders

Doctor of Library Science (D.L.S.) Doctor of Music (D.M.) Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A., A.Mus.D.) Doctor of Musical Education (D.M.E.) Doctor of Ministry (D.Min./D.M.) Doctor of Modern Languages (D.M.L.) Doctor of Music Ministry (D.M.M.) Doctor of Medical Science (D.M.Sc.) Doctor of Nursing Science (D.N.Sc.) Doctor of Public Administration (D.P.A.) Doctor of Physical Education (D.P.E.) Doctor of Public Health (D.P.H.) Doctor of Professional Studies (D.P.S.) Doctor of Design (Dr.DES.) Doctor of Religious Education (D.R.E.) Doctor of Recreation (D.Rec./D.R.) Doctor of Science (D.Sc./Sc.D.) Doctor of Science in Dentistry (D.Sc.D.) Doctor of Science and Hygiene (D.Sc.H.) Doctor of Science in Veterinary Medicine (D.Sc.V.M.) Doctor of Sacred Music (D.S.M.) Doctor of Social Science (D.S.Sc.) Doctor of Social Work (D.S.W.) Doctor of Canon Law (J.C.D.) Doctor of the Science of Law (L.Sc.D.) Doctor of Rehabilitation (Rh.D.) Doctor of Sacred Theology (S.T.D.) Doctor of Theology (Th.D.) Divinitatis Doctor or Doctor of Divinity (D.D.) Legum Doctor or Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.) Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) Literarum Doctor or Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) Music Doctor or Doctor of Music (D.Mus.) Doctor of Technology (D.Tech.) Doctor of the University (D.Univ)

External links

• Wikipedia on Doctorate

Verb

to doctor (third-person singular simple present doctors, present participle doctoring, simple past doctored, past participle doctored)

1. To act as a doctor.
2. To change the writing on a piece of paper.
3. To alter or make obscure, as with the intention to deceive.

Adjective (title)

doctor

1. Indicates that a person has trained as a doctor.
2. Indicates that a person has a doctorate.el:doctor

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