| abuse |
When you abuse something, you use it in a way that is wrong or bad. If people abuse pills, for example, they take them in a different way from how the doctor tells them to take them. This can be dangerous. [1/4 definitions] |
| anesthetist |
a person, usually a doctor or nurse, trained to give gas or drugs that cause lack of sensation or loss of consciousness. |
| appointment |
When you have an appointment with someone, you have a plan and a time for meeting them. If you make an appointment with the doctor, it means that you set up a time to come in to see the doctor. |
| checkup |
an examination of a person or thing to discover if there are any problems. Having a doctor look closely at one's body to make sure one is healthy is one kind of checkup. Having a mechanic look at a car to make sure it is running properly is another kind of checkup. |
| clinic |
A clinic is a place where people come to see a doctor. A clinic is like a small hospital, but people do not stay overnight. They have appointments at the clinic during the day. |
| cure |
If you are sick, maybe you take some medicine. If you become well again because of the medicine, it means that the medicine cures you. If a doctor helps you get well, it means that the doctor cures you. [1/3 definitions] |
| deliver |
If a doctor delivers a baby, the doctor helps a woman give birth to a baby. [1/4 definitions] |
| dentist |
a doctor who takes care of the teeth and mouth. |
| diagnosis |
If something is wrong with you and you don't know what it is, you might go to a doctor for a diagnosis. The diagnosis tells you what you want to know. It tells you what is wrong with you. To make a diagnosis, a doctor first asks many questions and checks many things. [1/2 definitions] |
| doctor |
A doctor is a person who cares for and gives medicine to sick people or animals. [2 definitions] |
| doctor's office |
a building, or place within a building, used by a single doctor or a group of doctors, where patients can come to talk with their doctor or receive treatment when they have an appointment. |
| Dr. |
abbreviation of "Doctor." [1/2 definitions] |
| employment |
A person's employment is the particular kind of work that they do and get paid for. They might have employment as a cook, a teacher, a doctor, a salesclerk, a factory worker, or even a clown. [1/3 definitions] |
| exam |
(informal) an examination, such as a test given at school or a physical checkup by a doctor. |
| examination |
An examination is the act of looking closely or carefully at something. When a car does not work, someone does an examination of it to find out what needs to be fixed. When you are sick, your doctor does an examination to find out what is making you sick. [1/2 definitions] |
| examine |
If a doctor examines a part of your body, the doctor checks it carefully to find out if it's in good condition or to find out what is wrong with it. [1/3 definitions] |
| field |
A field is an area of study, work, or interest. When someone works in the field of medicine, it means that they work in the area of medicine. They could be a nurse, doctor, or do some other work that has to do with medicine. [1/5 definitions] |
| first aid |
emergency medical help given to a hurt or sick person while waiting for a doctor. |
| herself |
If the doctor herself gives you a shot, it means that it is the doctor and not any other person that gives it to you. [1/4 definitions] |
| himself |
If the doctor himself gives you a shot, it means that it is the doctor and no other person that gives it to you. [1/4 definitions] |
| inhale |
When you inhale, you breathe in. Sometimes the doctor asks you to inhale when he or she listens to your heart. [1/2 definitions] |