Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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  1. medical practice
    the practice of medicine
    8 Arthur set up a medical practice in Portsmouth, England.
  2. European country
    any one of the countries occupying the European continent
    Some of his books were banned in European countries because of these beliefs.
  3. oculist
    a person skilled in testing for defects of vision
    He set up his medical practice as an oculist or eye doctor.
  4. medical school
    a graduate school offering study leading to a medical degree
    6 Arthur tried his hand at writing short stories while attending medical school.
  5. medical officer
    a medical practitioner in the armed forces
    He then took a job as the medical officer on a steamer sailing to the west coast of Africa.
  6. tuberculosis
    infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of bacilli
    She died in 1906 of tuberculosis.
  7. Congo
    a major African river
    He wrote historical books calling for reform in Africa, particularly the Congo.
  8. alcoholic
    characteristic of or containing volatile hydroxyl compounds
    Unfortunately, Arthur's father was an alcoholic.
  9. heart attack
    a sudden severe instance of abnormal heart function
    12 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle died of a heart attack in 1930.
  10. diagnosis
    identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon
    Sherlock Holmes possessed the skills of logic, observation, deduction, and diagnosis that Doyle had found in one of his favorite professors.
  11. medical
    relating to the study or practice of medicine
    6 Arthur tried his hand at writing short stories while attending medical school.
  12. Arctic
    the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
    He accepted a job as a ship's surgeon on a whaling boat on its way to the Arctic Circle.
  13. Portsmouth
    a port city in southern England on the English Channel
    8 Arthur set up a medical practice in Portsmouth, England.
  14. medicine
    the profession devoted to alleviating diseases and injuries
    This young doctor convinced Arthur to pursue a career in medicine at the University of Edinburgh.
  15. Scotland
    one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
    The Doyle family lived in Edinburgh, Scotland.
  16. Man
    one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea
    It was believed by many of his countrymen that he was involved in the Piltdown Man Hoax of the 1920's.
  17. surgeon
    a physician who specializes in surgery
    He accepted a job as a ship's surgeon on a whaling boat on its way to the Arctic Circle.
  18. Africa
    the second largest continent
    He then took a job as the medical officer on a steamer sailing to the west coast of Africa.
  19. England
    a division of the United Kingdom
    When Arthur turned nine, wealthy members of his family made the decision to send him to school in England.
  20. state
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
    5 When Doyle returned home, he found that his father's health and mental state had failed.
Created on 一月 25, 2012 (updated 一月 25, 2012)

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