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noun Informal.

doctor.

a casual, impersonal term of address used to a man.

Origin:
1845–50; by shortening

Can be confused: doc, dock.

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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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Department of commerce.

plural docs.

document.

noun

Harold Eugene (“Doc”), 1903–90, U.S. electrical engineer and photographer.

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doc (dɒk)

—n
	informal short for doctor, esp a medical doctor: often used as a term of address

DOC

—*abbreviation for*
1.	Denominazione di Origine Controllata: used of wines
2.	(in New Zealand) Department of Conservation

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Word Origin & History

doc

familiar form of doctor, first recorded c.1850.

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Medical Dictionary

doc (dŏk)
n.
A physician, dentist, or veterinarian.

DOC (dē'ō-sē')
n.

Deoxycorticosterone; a steroid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex or produced synthetically and used to treat adrenal insufficiency.
Deoxycholic acid; a bile acid used as a choleretic and digestant and in the synthesis of adrenocortical hormones such as cortisone.

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/dok/ Common spoken and written shorthand for "documentation". Often used in the plural "docs" and in the construction "doc file" (i.e. documentation available on-line).
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Abbreviations & Acronyms

doc
doctor

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