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flying doctor
noun
- a doctor listed with local authorities as willing to be flown to remote areas to give emergency medical care.
flying doctor
noun
- (in areas of sparse or scattered population) a doctor who visits patients by aircraft
Word History and Origins
Origin of flying doctor1
Example Sentences
She described one particular shift when she was working as the flying doctor covering the islands as "one of the best days of my entire life".
Australia's famous Royal Flying Doctor Service is taking the Covid vaccines to some of the remotest areas of the country, that have been barely touched by the virus.
Australia's famous Royal Flying Doctor Service is part of a huge logistical effort to get jabs in arms.
The Royal Flying Doctor Service saying on Twitter it had flown the men to a hospital in Cairns, with media reporting both were in stable condition.
A spokesperson for the Royal Flying Doctor Service said a team flew from Cairns and stabilised the teenager before transferring him to Townsville hospital’s intensive care unit.
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