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Doc has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a licensed medical practitioner

"I felt so bad I went to see my doctor"

2

the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913

"The new secretary of Commerce announced plans to expand the international trade agreements."

3

A doctor.

"The physician prescribed doc instead of the other available antibiotics to treat his severe infection."

4

A document, especially (in professional jargon) a piece of technical documentation or legal evidence.

5

A documentary.

6

Initialism of drug of choice.

In plain English: It's the drug someone who uses drugs relies on most.

"He admitted his doc was alcohol after a particularly stressful day."

Usage: Doc (noun) refers to a person's preferred substance used to cope with withdrawal symptoms, often in the context of addiction treatment. Use it cautiously and only when discussing this specific clinical meaning; avoid using it as short for "doctor."

Proper Noun
1

A nickname for a medical doctor, a person with an advanced educational degree, or a learned person.

"The new doc finished her residency and is now ready to treat patients in the clinic."

Example Sentences
"He admitted his doc was alcohol after a particularly stressful day." noun
"The doctor wrote me out a new prescription at the end of my doc appointment." noun
"She took her daily doc for anxiety right after breakfast this morning." noun
"After years in medicine, he retired from his post as a family doc to spend time with his grandchildren." noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
medical practitioner executive department
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
abortionist allergist angiologist extern gastroenterologist general practitioner hakim house physician intern primary care physician quack specialist surgeon veterinarian

Origin

Doc is a shortened form of the word doctor that entered common usage as an informal address for physicians. It retains its original meaning while dropping the final syllables to create a quicker, friendlier term.

Rhyming Words
pdoc medoc médoc modoc no doc bondoc murdoc javadoc heredoc robodoc postdoc post doc languedoc opodeldoc
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