Doctor

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NOUN

a licensed medical practitioner

(Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching

children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office

a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution

VERB

alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive

give medical treatment to

restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

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