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The evolving definition of doctor

Doctor: (from Latin docere “teach” Greek phusikḗ epistḗmē “knowledge of nature”) a specially trained and skilled person who holds an advanced medical degree and is licensed to practice the healing arts. My definition of doctor keeps evolving. As a child, I was cared for by FPs who helped set bones, suture skin and fight infections […]