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doctor shop
or doc·tor-shop
[ dok-ter shop ]
verb (used with or without object)
- to obtain prescriptions for a controlled substance from more than one healthcare practitioner at a time:
Some patients doctor shop in an attempt to score multiple prescriptions for painkillers.
One theory about the celebrity’s fatal overdose is that the medication may have been doctor-shopped.
- to visit one physician after another in search of a satisfactory one or a particular outcome:
The patient appears to have schizophrenia, and to have doctor shopped for a diagnosis of autism.
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Other Words From
- doc·tor shop·per doc·tor-shop·per noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of doctor shop1
First recorded in 1970–75; back formation from doctor shopping ( def )
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Example Sentences
Reglar Doctor-Shop, 'Arrygate is; see their photos all over the town.
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