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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMédico
Pronunciation / Transliteration: med-ee-ko
"Preciso ir ao meu médico para um exame."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A doctor or physician.
"I need to schedule an appointment with my doc for a check-up." - 2
A document, especially in a digital format.
"Please send me the doc so I can review it before the meeting."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'doc' is a colloquial abbreviation of 'doctor', which originates from the Latin word 'docere', meaning 'to teach'. The usage of 'doc' as a shorthand for doctor emerged in the 20th century, reflecting a more informal approach to language.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Doc" is said worldwide
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Médecin
Transliteration: med-sahn
"J'ai besoin de voir mon médecin pour un contrôle."
Arzt
Transliteration: arts-t
"Ich muss einen Termin bei meinem Arzt vereinbaren."
Dottore
Transliteration: dot-to-reh
"Devo andare dal mio dottore per un controllo."
Doctor
Transliteration: dok-tor
"Necesito ver a mi doctor para un chequeo."
Médico
Transliteration: med-ee-ko
"Preciso ir ao meu médico para um exame."
डॉक्टर
Transliteration: Daktar
"मुझे चेक-अप के लिए अपने डॉक्टर से मिलना है।"
医生
Transliteration: yīshēng
"我需要预约我的医生进行检查。"
의사
Transliteration: uisa
"검진을 위해 의사와 약속을 잡아야 합니다."
医者
Transliteration: isha
"健康診断のために医者に会う必要があります。"
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