Health / A1

DOKT-uh/ˈdɒktə/

When you are ill, you see a doctor. The doctor checks you and may give medicine. Go to the doctor / see a doctor are the set phrases — not usually “visit doctor” without a or the. A dentist is for teeth; a doctor is for general health.

Meaning

A person whose job is to treat people who are ill.

Examples

• “You should see a doctor.”
• “The doctor said I should rest.”
• “There is a doctor in the next street.”

Good to know

see a doctor / go to the doctor. Dentist = teeth.

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