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subdoctor

subdoctor noun: a lesser or subsidiary doctor.

Noun

subdoctor (plural subdoctors)

  1. A lesser or subsidiary doctor.
    • A clinic, staffed by “subdoctors,” with further medical care in the town.2015, Melvin L. Kohn, Change and Stability, page 241

Forms of subdoctor

pluralsubdoctors

Origin of subdoctor

From sub- + doctor.

Questions about subdoctor

What does subdoctor mean?
Subdoctor means a lesser or subsidiary doctor.
What part of speech is subdoctor?
Subdoctor is a noun.
What is the plural of subdoctor?
The plural of subdoctor is subdoctors.

Words near subdoctor in the dictionary

  1. subdivisional
  2. subdivisionally
  3. subdivisions
  4. subdivisive
  5. subdivs.
  6. subdoctor
  7. subdoctors
  8. subdocument
  9. subdocuments
  10. subdolichocephalic
  11. subdolous

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