Dr
Precedes physician's name
Dr is the standard abbreviation for doctor, used as a title before a name: Dr. Smith will see you now.
It appears in both medical and academic contexts, referring to physicians or holders of doctoral degrees.
The period after Dr is standard in American English but often omitted in British English.
Licensed medical doctor
- surgeonPhysician who operates
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
- clinicOutpatient treatment facility
- patientAble to wait calmly
diagnosis · treatment · prescription · stethoscope · pharmacy · checkup · specialist · GP
Respectful form of address
- salutationExpression of goodwill
- credentialProof of qualification
- prefixRoot-modifying front element
- abbreviationShortened word form
formal · address · nameplate · diploma · degree · qualification · professional · courtesy
physician
Licensed medical doctor
patient · diagnosis · treatment · prescription · stethoscope · pharmacy · checkup · specialist · GP · referral
honorific
Respectful form of address
- salutationExpression of goodwill
- credentialProof of qualification
- prefixRoot-modifying front element
abbreviation · formal · address · nameplate · diploma · degree · qualification · professional · courtesy · introduction
professor
Senior university teacher
- PhDHighest academic credential
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
university · scholar · research · doctorate · postdoc · academia · faculty · lecture · tenure · publication
- abbreviationsMr, Mrs, Ms, Jr, abbr
- forms of addresssir, ma'am, madam, miss, mister
- title'book title, movie title, album title, job title, honorific
- honorificssir, madam, Mr, Mrs, Ms
- titlesMr., Mrs., Ms., Miss, Sir
- namesgiven names, first names, names, surnames, first name
Drpatient
Able to wait calmly
nurse · orderly · nursing assistant · aide · layperson
- Dr. Seuss
- Dr PepperCaramel-colored soft drink
- Dr. Dre
- Dr. WatsonDetective's loyal companion
- Dr. PepperFlavored carbonated soft drink
- Dr. Phil