Doctor Defined

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With regard to health care, a person trained in the anatomy and physiology of the body, who administers care to patients with the goal of restoration of function and the relief of suffering and dysfunction. There are various health arts and various licensed doctors within different disciplines.

There are doctors of Chiropractic, Naturopathic , Homeopathic ,Traditional Chinese Medicine, Unani Medicine, Folk Medicine (including shamanic healers), Allopathic ,Ayurvedic, and other systems. Implicit in the definition
of the word is that the person identified as a doctor should have training in how to recognize and classify illnesses or types of dysfunctional states, as well as the appropriate treatment utilized by the practitioners
of his or her health care system, as well as the treatments for this condition which may be offered by practitioners of other systems.