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| doctor's office |
A doctor's office is place where a doctor works and sees people who are sick or hurt. Sometimes people go to a doctor's office just to check how healthy they are. If you want to go to the doctor's office, you have to call the office first. Then, they tell you a time when you can come in to see the doctor. |
| painless |
If something is painless, it doesn't cause pain. If a shot at the doctor's office is painless, it doesn't make your arm hurt. |
| personally |
If you know your doctor personally, it means you know them as a regular person outside of the doctor's office, not just as a doctor. You know them in your ordinary life, just as a person. [1/3 definitions] |
| shot1 |
When you get a shot at a doctor's office, the doctor or nurse puts a needle through your skin. Inside the needle is medicine or something else that can help you stay healthy. The substance in the needle goes through your skin and then into your body. [1/7 definitions] |
| waiting room |
a room provided in a doctor's office, train station, or the like, in which persons may wait. |
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