Dr | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of Dr in English Drnoun [ before noun ] Add to word list Add to word list A2 written abbreviation for Doctor: An appointment has been made for you to see Dr Tracey Weaver on 19 July at 2.30 p.m.

• Dr Edwards
• Dr Webber's surgery

Medical treatment: doctors & health workers generally

• acupuncturist
• allergist
• brain surgeon
• candy striper
• care navigator
• charge nurse
• clinician
• medic
• medical examiner
• medical physicist
• medical technician
• men in white coats idiom
• music therapist
• orderly
• speech therapist
• SRN
• staff nurse
• state enrolled nurse
• state registered nurse
• subspecialist

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Dr. | American Dictionary

Dr.noun us /ˈdɑk·tər/ plural Drs. Add to word list Add to word list abbreviation for doctor n (Definition of Dr from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of dr, Dr.?

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in Chinese (Traditional) （Doctor的縮寫）… See more in Chinese (Simplified) （Doctor的缩写）… See more in Spanish forma abreviada escrita de "doctor":, doctor, doctora… See more in Portuguese forma abreviada escrita de "doctor", Dr./Dra. [masculine-feminine]… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian डॉ. - डॉक्टर शब्दाचे लघुरूप… See more “doctor” の略, 博士（はかせ）… See more doktor, Dr. (doctor)… See more abreviatura escrita de “doctor”: doctor, -a… See more dr., doctor… See more டாக்டர் என்பதற்கான எழுத்துச் சுருக்கம்… See more डॉ, डॉक्टर के लिए लिखित शब्द-संक्षेप… See more ડોક્ટરનું ટૂંકું સ્વરૂપ.… See more dr… See more doktor, dr… See more doktor… See more Dr., Doktor… See more ڈاکٹر کا مخفف (لیکن اردو میں پورا ہی لکھا جاتا ہے)… See more доктор… See more డాక్టర్ కు సంక్షిప్త రూపం… See more ডাঃ (ডাক্তার-এর লিখিত সংক্ষিপ্ত রূপ)… See more doktor… See more Dr… See more แพทย์… See more bác sỹ, tiến sỹ… See more WN (= =winien), dr (= = doktor), doktor… See more “doctor”의 약어… See more abbreviazione scritta di “doctor”, dott., dott.ssa… See more Need a translator?

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