Doctor and pharmacy · noun

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/ˈdɑktɚ/

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Meaning of Doctor

“doctor” is pronounced DOC-tor: 2 syllables, with the stress on “doc”.

Noun
A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured. The final examination and qualification may award a doctor degree in which case the post-nominal letters are DO, DPM, MD, DMD, or DDS in the US, or MBBS or BDS in the UK.“If you still feel unwell tomorrow, see your doctor.”
Verb
To act as a medical doctor to.“Her children doctored her back to health.”

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