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Doctor

/dˈɑktər/
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(noun) A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured. The final examination and qualification may award a doctor degree in which case the post-nominal letters are DO, DPM, MD, DMD, or DDS in the US, or MBBS or BDS in the UK.

From the doctor's grim expression, it was clear he had somber news for the patient.
It is necessary for you to see a doctor at once.
CEFR Practice Quiz
From the ____'s grim expression, it was clear he had somber news for the patient.

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