DOCTOR-PATIENT RELATION

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The responsibility of a physician to act in the best interests of the patient

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Hypernyms ("doctor-patient relation" is a kind of...):

medical relation (the professional relation between a health care professional and a patient)

Meronyms (members of "doctor-patient relation"):

doc; doctor; Dr.; MD; medico; physician (a licensed medical practitioner)

patient (a person who requires medical care)

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