Doctoral vs. Doctorial — What's the Difference?

A person who is licensed to practice medicine and has trained at a school of medicine or a school of osteopathic medicine; a physician.

(dated) doctoral

Any of certain other healthcare professionals, such as a dentist, optometrist, chiropractor, podiatrist, or veterinarian.

Of or relating to a doctor or doctorate;

A practitioner of alternative medicine or folk medicine who does not have traditional medical credentials.

A person who has earned the highest academic degree, usually a PhD, awarded by a college or university in a specified discipline.

A person awarded an honorary degree by a college or university.

Abbr. Dr. Used as a title and form of address for a person holding the degree of doctor.

Roman Catholic Church An eminent theologian.

A rig or device contrived for remedying an emergency situation or for doing a special task.

(Informal) To give medical treatment to

To repair, especially in a makeshift manner; rig.

To falsify or change in such a way as to make favorable to oneself

To add ingredients so as to improve or conceal the taste, appearance, or quality of

To alter or modify for a specific end

(Baseball) To deface or apply a substance to (the ball) in violation of the rules in order to throw a pitch with extraordinary movement

To practice medicine.

Relating to a doctorate.

Pertaining to a medical doctor or physician.

Of or relating to a doctor, or to the degree of doctor.

Of or relating to a doctor or doctorate;