Doc — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a licensed medical practitioner

the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɛktəstˈoʊsɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɒk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɒk/

1 syllable Say it as /ˌɛktəstˈoʊsɪs/.

Examples

I felt so bad I went to see my doctor

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Commerce doctor Commerce Department medico Dr.physician MD Department of Commerce

Parts of Speech

noun	a licensed medical practitioner “I felt so bad I went to see my doctor”
noun	the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913

Word Forms

doctorial	adjective	of or relating to a doctor or doctorate
doctor	verb	give medical treatment to

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Dok

ein zugelassener Arzt

🇵🇹Portuguese

documento

um médico licenciado

🇷🇺Russian

док

лицензированный практикующий врач

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डॉक्टर

एक लाइसेंस प्राप्त चिकित्सा व्यवसायी

🇧🇩Bengali

ডক

একজন লাইসেন্সপ্রাপ্ত মেডিকেল প্র্যাকটিশনার

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆவணம்

உரிமம் பெற்ற மருத்துவ பயிற்சியாளர்

🇮🇳Telugu

పత్రం

లైసెన్స్ పొందిన వైద్య అభ్యాసకుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

डॉक

परवानाधारक वैद्यकीय व्यवसायी

🇮🇳Gujarati

દસ્તાવેજ

લાઇસન્સ પ્રાપ્ત તબીબી વ્યવસાયી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡಾಕ್

ಪರವಾನಗಿ ಪಡೆದ ವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯ ವೈದ್ಯರು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡോക്

ലൈസൻസുള്ള ഒരു മെഡിക്കൽ പ്രാക്ടീഷണർ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਸਤਾਵੇਜ਼

ਇੱਕ ਲਾਇਸੰਸਸ਼ੁਦਾ ਮੈਡੀਕਲ ਪ੍ਰੈਕਟੀਸ਼ਨਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈاکٹر

ایک لائسنس یافتہ میڈیکل پریکٹیشنر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

文档

有执照的医生

🇯🇵Japanese

博士

免許を持った医師

🇰🇷Korean

의사

면허가 있는 의사

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bác sĩ

một bác sĩ y tế được cấp phép

🇹🇭Thai

หมอ

ผู้ประกอบวิชาชีพเวชกรรมที่ได้รับใบอนุญาต

🇮🇩Indonesian

dokter

seorang praktisi medis berlisensi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وثيقة

ممارس طبي مرخص

🇮🇷Persian

سند

یک پزشک دارای مجوز

🇹🇷Turkish

doktor

lisanslı bir tıp doktoru

🇮🇱Hebrew

דוק

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The primary meaning of 'doc' is 'a licensed medical practitioner'.

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Using 'doc' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'doc' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'doc' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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