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doctor /doc·tor/ (dok´ter) a practitioner of medicine, as one graduated from a college of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, chiropractic, optometry, podiatry, or veterinary medicine, and licensed to practice.

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doc·tor (dktr)

n.

1. A person, especially a physician, dentist, or veterinarian, trained in the healing arts and licensed to practice.

2. A person who has earned the highest academic degree awarded by a university in a specified discipline.

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doctor,

n professional title; used in the medical field if the individual holds an M.D. or D.O. degree.

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doctor,

n a learned person; one qualified in a science or art; one who has received the highest academic degree in a particular field. See also dentist and physician.

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doctor

1. a practitioner of the healing arts, as one graduated from a college of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry or veterinary medicine and licensed to practice.

2. a holder of a diploma of the highest degree from a university, qualified as a specialist in a particular field of learning.