doctor
noun
a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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"We have got a sick child," replied Mrs. Ursury, "and we are doctoring it."
From Four Years A Scout and Spy by E. C. Downs