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/ˈmediko/
Translation
doctor
Word origin
From Latin medicus ('physician'), from mederi ('to heal, to look after').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- medicus
- English cognates
- medic, medical, medicine, remedy
Grammar
Examples
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My doctor told me to rest for a few days.
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I have an appointment with the doctor this afternoon.
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She has been a doctor for twenty years.
pasada.
The family doctor ran several tests on me last week.
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She has wanted to study to be a doctor since she was little.
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