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surgeon
A doctor who specializes in surgery, as distinguished from a physician
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  1. A doctor who specializes in surgery, as distinguished from a physician
physician
A person who heals or exerts a healing influence.
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  1. A person who heals or exerts a healing influence.
  2. A person trained and licensed to practice medicine; one who has a Doctor of Medicine or a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree.
  3. A person trained and licensed to practice medicine; a medical doctor.
specialist
A species with narrow habitat or food requirements:
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  1. A species with narrow habitat or food requirements:
  2. A physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery, especially one who is certified by a board of physicians:
  3. A person who specializes in a particular field of study, professional work, etc.
consultant
(Obs.) A person who consults an oracle
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  1. (Obs.) A person who consults an oracle
  2. One who gives expert or professional advice.
  3. An expert who is called on for professional or technical advice or opinions
intern
A person who is interned; an internee.
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  1. A person who is interned; an internee.
  2. A physician who has recently graduated from medical school and is learning medical practice in a hospital under supervision, prior to beginning a residency program.
  3. A person, esp. a student, participating in a program of temporary, supervised work in a particular field in order to gain practical experience
resident
One who resides in a particular place permanently or for an extended period, as:
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  1. One who resides in a particular place permanently or for an extended period, as:
  2. A physician receiving specialized clinical training in a hospital, usually after completing an internship.
  3. A doctor who is serving a residency
house physician
A physician employed by a hotel or another establishment.
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  1. A physician employed by a hotel or another establishment.
  2. A resident physician of a hospital, hotel, etc.
homeopath
A person who practices or accepts the principles of homeopathy
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  1. A person who practices or accepts the principles of homeopathy
quack
A fraudulent healer or incompetent professional, especially a doctor of medicine; an impostor who claims to have qualifications to practice medicine.
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  1. A fraudulent healer or incompetent professional, especially a doctor of medicine; an impostor who claims to have qualifications to practice medicine.
  2. An untrained person who pretends to be a physician and dispenses medical advice and treatment.
  3. (Slang) A doctor.
veterinarian
A person who practices veterinary medicine or surgery
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  1. A person who practices veterinary medicine or surgery
vet
(Colloquial) A veteran (a former soldier or other member of an armed forces).
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  1. (Colloquial) A veteran (a former soldier or other member of an armed forces).
  2. A veterinarian.
  3. (Colloquial) A veterinarian or veterinary surgeon.
doc
(Slang, usually in plural) A Doc Marten shoe.
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  1. (Slang, usually in plural) A Doc Marten shoe.
  2. A person with an advanced degree licensed to practice in a medical field, such as a physician, dentist, or veterinarian.
  3. (Slang) Doctor
sawbones
(Slang) A surgeon.
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  1. (Slang) A surgeon.
  2. A physician, especially a surgeon.
  3. (Slang) A doctor; esp., a surgeon
bones
(Informal) The act of two fists meeting together in the manner equivalent to a high-five.
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  1. (Informal) The act of two fists meeting together in the manner equivalent to a high-five.
  2. Plural form of bone
  3. A percussive folk musical instrument played as a pair in one hand, often made from bovine ribs.
medico
A medical student.
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  1. A medical student.
  2. (Informal, humorous) A physician or medical doctor; sometimes also a medical student.
  3. A physician or surgeon; doctor
croaker
One who croaks.
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  1. One who croaks.
  2. A person who grumbles or habitually predicts evil.
  3. (Slang) A doctor.
expert
A person who is very skillful or highly trained and informed in some special field
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  1. A person who is very skillful or highly trained and informed in some special field
  2. An individual of recognized knowledge in a particular topic, typically confirmed by academic standing and publications, who is called upon by one of the parties to testify in court as to his or her opinion of the underlying facts. Also referred to as expert witness. An individual of recognized knowledge in a particular topic, typically confirmed by academic standing and publications, who is called upon by one of the parties to testify in court as to his or her opinion of the underlying facts. Also referred to as expert witness.
  3. A person with a high degree of skill in or knowledge of a certain subject.
professor
Any person claiming or assumed to be especially skilled or experienced in some art, sport, etc.
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  1. Any person claiming or assumed to be especially skilled or experienced in some art, sport, etc.
  2. A teacher or instructor.
  3. A college or university teacher who ranks above an associate professor.
student
A person who studies, or investigates
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  1. A person who studies, or investigates
  2. One who is enrolled or attends classes at a school, college, or university.
  3. A person who is enrolled for study at a school, college, etc.
medicate
To administer a medicinal substance to:
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  1. To administer a medicinal substance to:
  2. To add a medicinal substance to; tincture or impregnate with medicine
  3. To treat with medication:
falsify
To make false by altering or adding to:
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  1. To make false by altering or adding to:
  2. To tell falsehoods; lie
  3. To declare or prove to be false.
adulterate
To make inferior, impure, not genuine, etc. by adding a harmful, less valuable, or prohibited substance
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  1. To make inferior, impure, not genuine, etc. by adding a harmful, less valuable, or prohibited substance
alter
To change or make different; modify:
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  1. To change or make different; modify:
  2. To adjust (a garment) for a better fit.
  3. To become different; change; vary
treat
To provide with food, entertainment, or gifts at one's own expense:
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  1. To provide with food, entertainment, or gifts at one's own expense:
  2. To subject to a process, action, or change, especially to a chemical or physical process or application:
  3. To give medical aid to counteract (a disease or condition):
mend
To repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay, injury, or defacement; to patch up; to put in shape or order again; to re-create; as, to mend a garment or a machine.
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  1. To repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay, injury, or defacement; to patch up; to put in shape or order again; to re-create; as, to mend a garment or a machine.
  2. To make better; improve; reform; set right
  3. To alter for the better; to set right; to reform; hence, to quicken; as, to mend one's manners or pace.
patch
To mend, repair, or put together, especially hastily, clumsily, or poorly:
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  1. To mend, repair, or put together, especially hastily, clumsily, or poorly:
  2. A temporary, removable electronic connection, as one between two components in a communications system.
  3. To add (a person) in or into an electronic communication circuit, as for a conference call or radio transmission
repair
To betake oneself; go:
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  1. To betake oneself; go:
  2. To put back in good condition after damage, decay, etc.; mend; fix
  3. To set right; remedy:
revamp
To renovate, revise, improve or renew; to patch.
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  1. To renovate, revise, improve or renew; to patch.
  2. To vamp (a shoe) anew.
  3. To revise or reconstruct (a manuscript, for example).
right
To put in order; set right
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  1. To put in order; set right
  2. On or toward the right hand or side
  3. Exactly; just:
fabricate
To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts:
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  1. To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts:
  2. To concoct in order to deceive:
  3. To make up (a story, reason, lie, etc.); invent
debase
(Archaic) To lower in position or rank.
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  1. (Archaic) To lower in position or rank.
  2. To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.
  3. To lower the value of (a currency) by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins.
load
To insert (a necessary material) into a device:
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  1. To insert (a necessary material) into a device:
  2. To receive a load:
  3. To weigh down with or as with a heavy load; burden; oppress
sophisticate
To cause to become less natural, especially to make less naive and more worldly:
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  1. To cause to become less natural, especially to make less naive and more worldly:
  2. To practice sophistry; change the meaning of, or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive.
  3. To bring to a more developed, complex, or refined form, technique, level, etc.
attend
To be present at:
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  1. To be present at:
  2. To apply or direct oneself; take action:
  3. To accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result:
fix
(--- Informal) To take revenge upon (someone); get even with.
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  1. (--- Informal) To take revenge upon (someone); get even with.
  2. To bank, refuel, and tend (a fire)
  3. To correct or set right; adjust:
overhaul
To check thoroughly for needed repairs
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  1. To check thoroughly for needed repairs
  2. To make the repairs, adjustments, etc. needed to restore (a motor, etc.) to good working order
  3. To examine or go over carefully for needed repairs.
fake
(Sports) To deceive (an opponent) with a fake. Often used with out.
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  1. (Sports) To deceive (an opponent) with a fake. Often used with out.
  2. To contrive and present as genuine; counterfeit:
  3. (Sports) To perform a fake.
falsify
To counterfeit; forge:
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  1. To counterfeit; forge:
  2. To make false by altering or adding to:
  3. To tell falsehoods; lie
fictionalize
To treat as or make into fiction:
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  1. To treat as or make into fiction:
  2. To deal with (historical events, a person's life, etc.) in fictional form, as in a narrative that includes imaginary events, characters, dialogue, etc.
  3. To retell something real as if it were fiction, especially by fabricating falsehoods
adulterate
To make inferior, impure, not genuine, etc. by adding a harmful, less valuable, or prohibited substance
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  1. To make inferior, impure, not genuine, etc. by adding a harmful, less valuable, or prohibited substance
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  • The doctor called today to see if my condition had improved with the medication.

  • The doctor seemed tired and in a hurry.

  • Helen had a letter this morning from her uncle, Doctor Keller.

  • "Pneumonia", the doctor said, confirming Alex's fears.

  • His health was better in the winter, but last spring his wound reopened and the doctor said he ought to go away for a cure.

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