doctordom

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noun

The realm or sphere of doctors; doctors, collectively.

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Meanings

noundoctordom (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe realm or sphere of doctors; doctors, collectively.

    This is what separates surgeons from the rest of doctordom.

    2007, Elinor Lipman, The Pursuit of Alice Thrift, page 98
    2 more examples

    Given all her responsibilities of motherhood and doctordom, Karen relishes her free time.

    2000, Marc Jaffe, Sleeping With Your Gynecologist: Tales from My Marriage to an Ob\gyn, page 35

    As I continued down the educational path to doctordom, I became frustrated with all the red tape I encountered.

    2002, Jared Lee Hanson, Control Freak: Harness the Power, page 199

Origin

From doctor + -dom.

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APA

doctordom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doctordom

MLA

“doctordom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doctordom. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doctordom,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doctordom.

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