Dr.
Prefix for physicians
Dr. is the abbreviation for Doctor, used as a title before a name: Dr. Smith will see you now.
It applies to medical doctors, dentists, and holders of doctoral degrees.
In addresses, Dr. also abbreviates Drive: 123 Oak Dr.
Medical treatment facility
- clinicOutpatient treatment facility
- stethoscopeMedical listening instrument
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
prescription · patient · internist · pediatrician · oncologist · cardiologist · anesthesiologist · dermatologist
Senior university teacher
- PhDHighest academic credential
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
tenure · university · scholar · lecturer · postdoc · academia · publication · journal
hospital
Medical treatment facility
- clinicOutpatient treatment facility
- stethoscopeMedical listening instrument
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
surgery · prescription · patient · internist · pediatrician · oncologist · cardiologist · anesthesiologist · dermatologist · psychiatrist
professor
Senior university teacher
- PhDHighest academic credential
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
research · tenure · university · scholar · lecturer · postdoc · academia · publication · journal · commencement
Mr.
Male honorific prefix
Jr. · Sir · Rev. · Hon. · title · salutation · prefix · formal · address · credential
Seuss
Children's author pseudonym
- FrankensteinGothic novel's mad scientist
- JekyllPhysician with alter ego
- EvilPersonified moral darkness