DOCTOR
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Example

The doctor examined my ankle and recommended rest and ice.

Definition

A medical practitioner who diagnoses, treats, and prevents human illness

  • A licensed physician or surgeon

A person awarded a doctoral degree by a university

  • Holder of a PhD or equivalent terminal degree

The title used before the name of a physician or doctorate holder

  • Written as Dr.

A medical professional who treats animals; a veterinarian

  • Animal doctor

To treat medically; to give medical care to

  • To act as a physician for

To alter something to deceive; falsify data, records, or images

  • To manipulate evidence

To adulterate or lace a drink or food with drugs or poison

  • To spike

To repair or adjust roughly; patch up to keep working

  • To jury-rig a fix

An English mnemonic for uses of ser: Descriptions, Occupations, Characteristics, Time, Origin, Relationships

  • The acronym DOCTOR