misdoctor
misdoctor verb: to doctor improperly; to give the wrong medical treatment.
Verb
misdoctor (third-person singular simple present misdoctors, present participle misdoctoring, simple past and past participle misdoctored)
- To doctor improperly; to give the wrong medical treatment.
- A decrepit pet woodchuck of mine that had been misdoctored by an officious visitor, lay snugged up in a warm basket near the fireplace, but under cover of darkness got up, squeezed out of a back door and disappeared.1896 July, F. L. Oswald, “Zoological Heath-Studies: Remedial Instincts”, in Good Health, volume 31, number 7, page 192
- On call, he is prepared to diagnose and prescribe for any cash customer without charging a cent for the extra service; and, since he never changes his location to get away from misdoctored patients or their grieving relatives, it is plain either that he must be very skillful, or that his drugs must...1936, Coronet: (Chicago) - Volume 1, page 38
Forms of misdoctor
| third-person singular present | misdoctors |
|---|---|
| present participle | misdoctoring |
| past participle | misdoctored |
| past | misdoctored |
Origin of misdoctor
From mis- + doctor.
Questions about misdoctor
- What does misdoctor mean?
- Misdoctor means to doctor improperly; to give the wrong medical treatment.
- What part of speech is misdoctor?
- Misdoctor is a verb.
- What is the past tense of misdoctor?
- The past tense of misdoctor is misdoctored.
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