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medical practitioner vs doctor

doctor vs medical practitioner

medical practitioner and doctor both are nouns.

medical practitioner is not a verb while doctor is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
medical practitioner Yes No No No
doctor Yes No Yes No
As nouns, doctor is a hyponym of medical practitioner; that is, doctor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than medical practitioner:
  • medical practitioner: someone who practices medicine
  • doctor: a licensed medical practitioner
Other hyponyms of medical practitioner include dental practitioner, dentist, tooth doctor, doc, Dr., MD, medico, physician, inoculator, vaccinator, medic, medical officer.
medical practitioner (noun) doctor (noun)
someone who practices medicine children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office
a licensed medical practitioner
a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution
medical practitioner (verb) doctor (verb)
give medical treatment to
alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
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