Doctor
Doctor
A Doctor (pronunciation: /ˈdɒktər/) is a professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining, or restoring health through the study, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments.
Etymology
The word "Doctor" comes from the Latin word for "teacher," itself a derivative of 'docere', meaning "to teach". It was first used in the context of medicine in the early 14th century.
Related Terms
- Medicine: The science and practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.
- Health: A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
- Disease: A particular abnormal condition that negatively affects the structure or function of all or part of an organism, and that is not due to any immediate external injury.
- Diagnosis: The identification of the nature and cause of a certain phenomenon.
- Prognosis: A forecast of the likely outcome of a disease or ailment.
- Treatment: Management and care of a patient to combat, ameliorate, or prevent a disease, disorder, or injury.
- Injury: Damage to the body caused by external force.
- Impairment: A loss of function or ability; it may be physical, cognitive, or psychological.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Doctor
- Wikipedia's article - Doctor
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