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'''Doctor''' was a title used by physicians and the holders of certain advanced university degrees. According to [[River Song]], the word came from the [[renegade Time Lord]] known as [[the Doctor]]. While the term originally meant "healer" or "wise man," some cultures by the [[52nd century]] used the word to mean "great warrior" due to their fear of the Doctor. It | '''Doctor''' was a title used by physicians and the holders of certain advanced university degrees. According to [[River Song]], the word came from the [[renegade Time Lord]] known as [[the Doctor]]. While the term originally and typically meant "healer" or "wise man," some cultures by the [[52nd century]] used the word to mean "great warrior" due to their fear of the Doctor. It was implied that the word's true origin had been forgotten. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War]]'') By the [[45th century]], to behave like a doctor was to [[kill]] people. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Plague of the Daleks (audio story)|Plague of the Daleks]]'') | ||
== The Doctor as a medical doctor == | == The Doctor as a medical doctor == | ||
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When asked by [[Polly Wright]] if | When asked by [[Polly Wright]] if his name implied he was a medical doctor, the [[Second Doctor]] claimed he graduated in Medicine in [[1888]] in [[Glasgow]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'') On other occasions, both his [[First Doctor|first]] ([[TV]]: "[[The Forest of Fear]]", "[[Mighty Kublai Khan]]"), [[Fourth Doctor|fourth]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]''), and [[Fifth Doctor|fifth incarnations]] claimed ''not'' to be a doctor of medicine. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Red Dawn (audio story)|Red Dawn]]'') | ||
In several circumstances, the Doctor let others think his title was to be intended as a physician. {{Simm|c}} mentioned the Doctor's title as being "the man who makes people better". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'') | In several circumstances, the Doctor let others think his title was to be intended as a physician. {{Simm|c}} mentioned the Doctor's title as being "the man who makes people better". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'') | ||
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=== Eleventh Doctor === | === Eleventh Doctor === | ||
* When asked if he was a medical doctor and not just someone with a doctorate in cheese-making, he replied both. ([http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/TV TV]: ''[http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/The_God_Complex_(TV_story) The God Complex]'') | * When asked if he was a medical doctor and not just someone with a doctorate in cheese-making, he replied the he was both. ([http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/TV TV]: ''[http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/The_God_Complex_(TV_story) The God Complex]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* The idea that the word "doctor" derives from the Doctor was first advanced by [[Steven Moffat]] in a [https://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.drwho/browse_thread/thread/7cd734f99a62ae98/c845f05e9b213df9?pli=1 Usenet post] in [[1995]]. | * The idea that the word "doctor" derives from the Doctor was first advanced by [[Steven Moffat]] in a [https://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.drwho/browse_thread/thread/7cd734f99a62ae98/c845f05e9b213df9?pli=1 Usenet post] in [[1995]]. | ||
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Doctor was a title used by physicians and the holders of certain advanced university degrees. According to River Song, the word came from the renegade Time Lord known as the Doctor. While the term originally and typically meant "healer" or "wise man," some cultures by the 52nd century used the word to mean "great warrior" due to their fear of the Doctor. It was implied that the word's true origin had been forgotten. (TV: A Good Man Goes to War) By the 45th century, to behave like a doctor was to kill people. (AUDIO: Plague of the Daleks)
The Doctor as a medical doctor
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When asked by Polly Wright if his name implied he was a medical doctor, the Second Doctor claimed he graduated in Medicine in 1888 in Glasgow. (TV: The Moonbase) On other occasions, both his first (TV: "The Forest of Fear", "Mighty Kublai Khan"), fourth (TV: The Ark in Space), and fifth incarnations claimed not to be a doctor of medicine. (AUDIO: Red Dawn)
In several circumstances, the Doctor let others think his title was to be intended as a physician. The Saxon Master mentioned the Doctor's title as being "the man who makes people better". (TV: The Sound of Drums)
First Doctor
- With the pirate Cherub and his party, who called him "sawbones". (TV: The Smugglers)
Second Doctor
- With Kirsty McLaren and her sick father, in Scotland, in 1746. (TV: The Highlanders)
- To enter and rummage the Medical Centre of the Gatwick Airport, in 1966, along with the fake patient Jamie McCrimmon. (TV: The Faceless Ones)
Third Doctor
- When mistaken for a medical doctor by Claire Forest who was expecting one to visit and take care of Martin Chisom. (AUDIO: Lost in the Wakefield Triangle)
Eleventh Doctor
- When asked if he was a medical doctor and not just someone with a doctorate in cheese-making, he replied the he was both. (TV: The God Complex)
Behind the scenes
- The idea that the word "doctor" derives from the Doctor was first advanced by Steven Moffat in a Usenet post in 1995.
