doctor

doctor
noun
ADJECTIVE
excellent, good
female, male, woman
qualified
experienced
trainee (BrE)
junior, senior (both BrE)
medical
military, prison, school, team
family (esp. BrE), local, primary-care (AmE)

Who is your family doctor?

hospital
emergency-room (abbreviated to ER) (AmE)
NHS (in the UK)
private
locum (BrE)
eye
flying (in Australia)
witch
VERB + DOCTOR
register with (BrE)

You should register with a doctor as soon as possible.

call, fetch (BrE), get, send for

We called the doctor immediately.

(For more verbs see note.)
PHRASES
a doctor's appointment
a doctor's office (AmE), a doctor's surgery (BrE)
doctor's orders

He left the hospital against doctor's orders.

◆◆◆
NOTE: Health practitioners
be … , practise/practice as … 

He practises/practices as a clinical psychologist.

have a dentist, doctor, psychiatrist, psychologist, therapist

Do you have a family doctor?

find … 

What's the best way to find a therapist?

consult … , consult with …  (AmE), go to … , see … , visit … 

I think you ought to see a psychologist.

refer sb to … 

Patients are often referred to a specialist.

 … practises/practices

doctors who practise/practice from home

 … examines sb/sth,  … sees sb

I had an ear, nose and throat specialist examine my sinuses.

The doctor will see you now.

 … treats sb/sth

He is being treated by the therapist.

 … advises sb/sth

The doctor advised me to rest.

a dentist, doctor, psychiatrist, specialist prescribes (sb) sth

The psychiatrist prescribed antidepressants.


Collocations dictionary. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?
Synonyms:

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Doctor — (s. ⇨ Arzt). 1. Alle Doctores haben das Mittelstück. – Eiselein, 122. 2. Au der besst Docter cha nit für alle Preste. (Aargau.) – Schweiz, 184, 9. 3. Besser der Doctor spricht s Leben ab, als der Jurist. Holl.: Het is beter, ter dood verwezen te… …   Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon

  • Doctor — • The title of an authorized teacher Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Doctor     Doctor     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • doctor — DÓCTOR, doctori, s.m. 1. Persoană cu studii superioare care se ocupă cu vindecarea, tratarea sau prevenirea bolilor umane şi animale; medic. 2. Titlu ştiinţific înalt acordat de o instituţie academică sau de învăţământ superior; persoană care are …   Dicționar Român

  • doctor — doctor, ra (Del lat. doctor, ōris). 1. m. y f. Persona que ha recibido el último y preeminente grado académico que confiere una universidad u otro establecimiento autorizado para ello. 2. Persona que enseña una ciencia o arte. 3. Título que da la …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • Doctor IQ — was an American radio and television game show. The radio version aired from 1939 to 1950 on the NBC and ABC networks. James McClain played the host, known as Doctor IQ . He was aided in his hosting duties by Lew Valentine.The television show ran …   Wikipedia

  • doctor — doc tor, n. [OF. doctur, L. doctor, teacher, fr. docere to teach. See {Docile}.] 1. A teacher; one skilled in a profession, or branch of knowledge; a learned man. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] One of the doctors of Italy, Nicholas Macciavel. Bacon. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Doctor X — may refer to: Doctor X (film), a 1932 Technicolor film starring Lee Tracy, Fay Wray and Lionel Atwill Alan E. Nourse, who used Doctor X as the pseudonym of his 1965 journal Intern Doctor X (wrestler), ring name of Mexican professional wrestler… …   Wikipedia

  • doctor — doctor, ra sustantivo masculino,f. 1. Persona que ha recibido el más alto grado universitario: doctor en Derecho, doctora en Física. 2. Uso/registro: coloquial. Médico: Doctor, ¿qué me pasa? 3. Origen …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • doctor — ► NOUN 1) a person who is qualified to practise medicine. 2) (Doctor) a person who holds the highest university degree. 3) Austral./NZ informal a cook on board a ship or in a camp or station. ► VERB 1) change in order to deceive; falsify. 2) …   English terms dictionary

  • Doctor — Doc tor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Doctored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Doctoring}.] 1. To treat as a physician does; to apply remedies to; to repair; as, to doctor a sick man or a broken cart. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] 2. To confer a doctorate upon; to make a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Doctor Ub'x — Publication information Publisher DC Comics First appearance Green Lantern Corps #201 (June 1986) Created by Steve Englehart (plot, script) Joe …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”