"misdoctor" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misdoctors [present, singular, third-person], misdoctoring [participle, present], misdoctored [participle, past], misdoctored [past]
Etymology: mis- + doctor Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|doctor}} mis- + doctor Head templates: {{en-verb}} misdoctor (third-person singular simple present misdoctors, present participle misdoctoring, simple past and past participle misdoctored)
  1. To doctor improperly; to give the wrong medical treatment.
    Sense id: en-misdoctor-en-verb-ioFnAXbx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for misdoctor meaning in English (2.2kB)

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