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Old September 17, 2009, 06:41 PM
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Question Médico/a y Doctor/a
Just making sure, generally, médico/a would be the translation for doctor, and doctor/a is usually used for those that have some degree, right?
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Yes, the distinction between médico and doctor is correct. With the word "médico" is is almost always "el médico" or "la médico" depending on gender. "la médica" is not used as far as I know.
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La médica is allowed:

médico, ca.
(Del lat. medĭcus).

1. adj. Perteneciente o relativo a la medicina.

2. m. y f. Persona legalmente autorizada para profesar y ejercer la medicina. MORF. U. t. la forma en m. para designar el f.

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Look at this:
- Me encuentro mal. Voy a ir al médico
- ¿Cómo se llama tu médico?
- Es el Doctor Alvarez.
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In Central America, they always mixed the two. I actually believe I heard doctor more than I heard médico.
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Look at this:
- Me encuentro mal. Voy a ir al médico
- ¿Cómo se llama tu médico?
- Es el Doctor Alvarez.
Supongo que Doctor sea el título de un médico. ¿Verdad?
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We use them indistinctly, but is a little more popular to use it has María said.

If you think it, it isn't irrational:
Médico is the one related to medicine, one that can practice it;
Doctor is the one who has the title, so, is related to the medicine and can practice it too:
"Voy al médico" (a very little more used) - "Voy al doctor"
"Vino el doctor" (a very little more used) - "Vino el médico"
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