the doctor
noun
variants
or the doctor's
: the place where a doctor works
I saw her at the doctor's last week.
How long will you be at the doctor?
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The Tarasoff decision, released three days before the American Bicentennial, forever and dramatically changed the doctor-patient relationship.
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M. Sara Rosenthal,
STAT,
25 June 2026
This is where the doctor will take a strip of your donor hair and this will leave a strip-like scar on the back of your head.
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Malana Vantyler,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
There is no indication in the reports that the social worker, the supervisor or the division manager took any further action to ensure the doctor’s requests were addressed.
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Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
During one trip home from the doctor, his wife had a seizure that depleted her portable oxygen tank.
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Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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M. Sara Rosenthal,
STAT,
25 June 2026
This is where the doctor will take a strip of your donor hair and this will leave a strip-like scar on the back of your head.
—
Malana Vantyler,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
There is no indication in the reports that the social worker, the supervisor or the division manager took any further action to ensure the doctor’s requests were addressed.
—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
During one trip home from the doctor, his wife had a seizure that depleted her portable oxygen tank.
—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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“The doctor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20doctor. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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