doctor vs specialist

doctor

noun
  • A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured. The final examination and qualification may award a doctor degree in which case the post-nominal letters are D.O., DPM, M.D., DMD, DDS, in the US or MBBS in the UK. 

  • A person who has attained a doctorate, such as a Ph.D. or Th.D. or one of many other terminal degrees conferred by a college or university. 

  • A veterinarian; a medical practitioner who treats non-human animals. 

  • A fish, the friar skate. 

  • A nickname for a person who has special knowledge or talents to manipulate or arrange transactions. 

verb
  • To act as a medical doctor to. 

  • To physically alter (medically or surgically) a living being in order to change growth or behavior. 

  • To act as a medical doctor. 

  • To alter or make obscure, as with the intention to deceive, especially a document. 

  • To genetically alter an extant species. 

  • To make (someone) into an (academic) doctor; to confer a doctorate upon. 

  • To adulterate, drug, or poison (drink). 

specialist

noun
  • A stenotopic species. 

  • A physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery. 

  • Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research. 

  • Any of several non-commissioned ranks corresponding to that of corporal. 

  • An organism that is specialized for a particular environment. 

adj
  • Specialised, involving detailed knowledge of a restricted topic. 

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