doctoress
Woman who heals
A doctoress is a female doctor—a word that was common in the 19th century when the medical profession was opening to women and speakers felt the need to mark the novelty.
The term is now old-fashioned and rarely used, as *doctor* applies regardless of sex: The doctoress examined her.
Similar formations like *poetess* and *authoress* have likewise faded.
Adult female human
- physicianLicensed medical doctor
- practitionerOne who works regularly
- clinicianMedical care provider
- healerOne who restores health
surgeon · gynecologist · obstetrician · pediatrician · internist · cardiologist · dermatologist · neurologist
Old and outdated
- outdatedNo longer in use
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- VictorianOf a prim era
- 19th-centuryThe eighteen hundreds
historical · dated · obsolete · quaint · anachronistic · bygone · disused · period
woman
Adult female human
- physicianLicensed medical doctor
- practitionerOne who works regularly
- clinicianMedical care provider
healer · surgeon · gynecologist · obstetrician · pediatrician · internist · cardiologist · dermatologist · neurologist · oncologist
antiquated
Old and outdated
- outdatedNo longer in use
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- VictorianOf a prim era
19th-century · historical · dated · obsolete · quaint · anachronistic · bygone · disused · period · formal
remedy
Curative treatment or fix
wellness · restore · alleviate · soothe · care · therapy · medicine · diagnosis · prescribe · attend