- doctor
- nounADJECTIVE▪ excellent, good▪ female, male, woman▪ qualified▪ experienced▪ trainee (BrE)▪ junior, senior (both BrE)▪ medical▪ military, prison, school, team▪ family (esp. BrE), local, primary-care (AmE)▪
Who is your family doctor?
▪ hospital▪ emergency-room (abbreviated to ER) (AmE)▪ NHS (in the UK)▪ private▪ locum (BrE)▪ eye▪ flying (in Australia)▪ witchVERB + DOCTOR▪ register with (BrE)▪You should register with a doctor as soon as possible.
▪ call, fetch (BrE), get, send for▪We called the doctor immediately.
(For more verbs see note.)PHRASES▪ a doctor's appointment▪ a doctor's office (AmE), a doctor's surgery (BrE)▪ doctor's orders▪He left the hospital against doctor's orders.
◆◆◆NOTE: Health practitioners▪ be … , practise/practice as …▪He practises/practices as a clinical psychologist.
▪ have a dentist, doctor, psychiatrist, psychologist, therapist▪Do you have a family doctor?
▪ find …▪What's the best way to find a therapist?
▪ consult … , consult with … (AmE), go to … , see … , visit …▪I think you ought to see a psychologist.
▪ refer sb to …▪Patients are often referred to a specialist.
▪ … practises/practices▪doctors who practise/practice from home
▪ … examines sb/sth, … sees sb▪I had an ear, nose and throat specialist examine my sinuses.
▪The doctor will see you now.
▪ … treats sb/sth▪He is being treated by the therapist.
▪ … advises sb/sth▪The doctor advised me to rest.
▪ a dentist, doctor, psychiatrist, specialist prescribes (sb) sth▪The psychiatrist prescribed antidepressants.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
