| doctor | (noun) children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office | - |
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| (noun) a licensed medical practitioner | Synonyms: doc, Dr., MD, medico, physician |
| (noun) a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution | Synonyms: Dr. |
| doctorate | (noun) one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university | Synonyms: doctor's degree |
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| doctorfish | (noun) surgeon fish of the West Indies | Synonyms: Acanthurus chirurgus, doctor-fish |
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| doctorspeak | (noun) medical jargon | - |
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| doctrinaire | (noun) a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions | Synonyms: dogmatist |
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| doctrine | (noun) a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school | Synonyms: ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought |
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