doctor

1 عمومی:: درجه‌، (مخفف‌ ان‌ Drاست‌) پزشك‌، ط‌بابت‌ كردن‌، دكتر

شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general:: doctor someone who treats people who are ill, who has completed a long course of study at medical school: • If you have bad chest pains, you should see a doctor. GP British English a doctor who is trained in general medicine and who treats the people who live in a local area: • My GP told me that I must lose weight. physician formal especially American English a doctor: • the American physician, Dr James Tyler Kent quack informal someone who pretends to be a doctor: • My father felt that people practicing alternative medicine were just a bunch of quacks. the medical profession doctors and nurses considered as a group: • This view is widely accepted among the medical profession. surgeon a doctor who does operations in a hospital: • One of the world’s top heart surgeons performed the operation. specialist a doctor with special knowledge about a particular illness, part of the body, or type of treatment: • The new drug is being tested by cancer specialists. • an eye specialist consultant British English a very senior doctor in a hospital, with a lot of knowledge about a particular area of medicine: • The consultant said that he did not think it was cancer. paramedic someone who has been trained to treat sick or injured people, especially at the scene of an accident: • Paramedics treated him for shock. vet ( also veterinarian especially American English ) a doctor who treats animals: • We took the cat to the vet. paediatrician British English , pediatrician American English a doctor who treats children who are sick gynaecologist, gynecologist gynaecologist British English , gynecologist American English a doctor who treats medical conditions and illnesses that affect women’s bodies obstetrician a doctor who deals with the birth of children radiographer someone whose job is to take X-rays or to treat people using an X-ray machine a doctor who treats mental illness psychiatrist a doctor who is trained to treat people with mental illnesses: • In order to become a psychiatrist, you first need a medical degree. psychologist a scientist who studies and is trained in psychology (= the study of the mind ): • Many psychologists believe that aggression is a learned behaviour. shrink informal a humorous word for a psychiatrist therapist therapist a trained person whose job is to help people with their emotional problems, especially by talking to them and asking them to talk about their feelings someone who is studying to be a doctor medical student a student who is studying medicine in order to be a doctor: • James is a medical student at Edinburgh university. intern American English a student who has almost finished studying to be a doctor, and who is working in a hospital

Longman-Thesaurus

2 general:: doctor verbs go to the doctor • I’d been having bad headaches so I went to the doctor. see a doctor ( also visit a doctor American English ) (= go to the doctor ) • Have you seen a doctor about it yet? ask a doctor ( also consult a doctor formal ) • If you have any of these symptoms, you should consult a doctor. call a doctor (= telephone one, especially to ask them to come to you ) • His mother was very worried and called the doctor. get a doctor (= arrange for one to come to you ) • In the middle of the night we decided to get the doctor. a doctor examines somebody • The doctor examined her and said she had a chest infection. a doctor prescribes something (= writes an order for medicine for someone ) • My doctor prescribed a course of antibiotics. a doctor diagnoses flu/depression etc (= says what illness someone has ) • The doctor diagnosed malaria. ADJECTIVES/NOUN + doctor a family doctor (= who treats all the members of a family ) • We’ve had the same family doctor for fifteen years. sb’s local doctor (= working near where you live ) • You should go and see your local doctor. a hospital doctor British English (= working in a hospital ) • Junior hospital doctors have to work very long hours.

transnet.ir

3 general::   noun ADJ. excellent, good | qualified | experienced | family, local Who is your family doctor? | hospital, school | NHS | private VERB + DOCTOR register with You should register with a doctor as soon as possible. | call, fetch, get, send for We called the doctor immediately. (For more verbs see note.)NOTEhealth practitionersbe, practise as ~ He practises as a clinical psychologist.have a dentist, doctor, psychiatrist, psychologist, therapist Do you have a family doctor?need ~ She took good care of her teeth and never needed a dentist.find ~ What's the best way to find a therapist?consult, go to, see, visit ~ I think you ought to see a psychologist.refer sb to ~ referring patients to a specialist~ practise doctors who practise from home~ examine sb/sth, see sb I had an ear, nose and throat specialist examine my sinuses. The doctor will see you now.~ treat sb/sth He is being treated by the physiotherapist.~ advise sb/sth The optician has advised that I wear contact lenses.a dentist, doctor, psychiatrist, specialist prescribes (sb) sth The psychiatrist prescribed anti-depressants. JOB

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

4 general:: see JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED.

American Heritage Idioms

5 general:: noun physician: The doctor will treat my illness. noun PhD.: He was awarded a Doctor of Education.

Simple Definitions