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Why are doctors named doctors?

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

Traditionally, a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) were by definition the true "doctors", as the word doctor comes from the latin for teacher. Doctors of philosophy are usually scientists and instructors at universities.

Besides these "true" doctors, our society has used the term doctor to refer to anyone who has completed a postgraduate doctorate degree in school. Thus, there are many different types of doctors, spanning many fields. Most often we associate the term doctor with certain health care professionals who have completed a doctorate level degree. Some examples of those are:

Doctors of Medicine (MD) - use medications and surgery to treat almost anything

Doctors of Dentistry (DDS) - treat problems involving teeth and gums

Doctors of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) - treat animals using medicine or surgery

Doctors of Optometry (OD) - deal with issues involving the eyes

Doctors of Podiatry (DPM) - deal with issues involving the feet

Doctors of Chiropractic (DC) - deal with issues involving the spine and neuromusculoskeletal system

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