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1. A licensed medical practitioner
   "I felt so bad I went to see my Dr.";
   - doctor, doc [informal], physician, MD, medico [informal]
    
2. A person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution
   "she is a Dr. of philosophy in physics";
   - doctor

Type of: bookman, medic, medical man, medical practitioner, scholar, scholarly person

Part of: doctor-patient relation