"medical doctor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: medical doctors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} medical doctor (plural medical doctors)
  1. A physician; a person who holds a doctoral degree or first professional degree in medicine, and practices in that profession. Categories (topical): Healthcare occupations, Medicine, People Derived forms: MD, M.D., MBBS, MBBCh, DO, D.O. Translations (physician): ἰατρός (iatrós) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), 醫師 (Chinese Mandarin), 医师 (yīshī) (Chinese Mandarin), lääkäri (Finnish), Oatst [masculine] (Plautdietsch), Oatzt [masculine] (Plautdietsch), Oorzt (cf. German Arzt) (Plautdietsch), Dockta [masculine] (Plautdietsch), Dokta [masculine] (Plautdietsch), Dokter (nds) [masculine] (Plautdietsch)
    Sense id: en-medical_doctor-en-noun-mG0w53UG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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