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doctorable

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English

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Etymology

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From doctor +‎ -able.

Adjective

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doctorable (comparative more doctorable, superlative most doctorable)

  1. Of a symptom or medical problem, worth taking to a doctor.
    • 2007, Tanya Stivers, Prescribing under Pressure:
      When parents offer a symptoms-only presentation, physicians treat them as embodying a stance that their child has a doctorable condition for which they are seeking medical evaluation.