doc

1 of 2

noun

: doctor

doc

2 of 2

abbreviation

document

Examples of doc in a Sentence

Noun Am I going to be OK, doc? currently completing a residency as an emergency room doc
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Noun
The San Joaquin Valley, with just 39 primary care docs per 100,000 population, ranks just ahead of the Inland Empire, with 35 per 100,000, as areas of acute physician shortage. Sally C. Pipes, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024 Alfie helps Matty look up the slip that ordered the docs’ removal, and the signature on it is… well, inscrutable. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 31 Oct. 2024 Black Box Diaries The Bottom Line A sobering doc about a courageous act. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2024 Court docs show that Avery was charged with felony breaking and entering and larceny. Liza Esquibias, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for doc 

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1740, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of doc was in 1740

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“Doc.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doc. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

doc

1 of 2 noun
: doctor
used chiefly as a familiar term of address

doc

2 of 2 abbreviation
document
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