Médecin (en. Doctor)

/medə.sɛ̃/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Professional who practices medicine.

The doctor prescribed me medication.

Le médecin m'a prescrit des médicaments.

Person who has studied medicine.

My brother has been a doctor for five years.

Mon frère est médecin depuis cinq ans.

Expert in health and pathology.

The doctor explained the symptoms of the disease.

Le médecin a expliqué les symptômes de la maladie.

Comes from the Latin 'medicinus', derived from 'medicina', meaning 'art of healing'.

see a doctor

consult a healthcare professional

voir un médecin

primary care physician

doctor responsible for a patient's medical follow-up

médecin traitant

on-call doctor

doctor available outside of normal consultation hours

médecin de garde

medicine

Science and practice of health and treatment of diseases.

médecine

disease

Abnormal state of the body or mind.

maladie

diagnosis

Identification of a disease based on symptoms.

diagnostic

Doc

I need to see the doc for my headache.

J'ai besoin d'aller voir le doc pour mon mal de tête.

Doc (informal term for doctor)

My doc advised me to get some rest.

Mon toubib m'a conseillé de prendre du repos.