Robodoc
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Robodoc is a noun meaning (science fiction) A robot that performs the duties of a doctor or surgeon.
Meaning
(science fiction) A robot that performs the duties of a doctor or surgeon.
More Meanings
- A telesurgeon.
Example Sentences
Sheppard observed several crew begin installing some of the robodocs in the medbay who would act as triage and initial aid to any wounded crew members or space marines.
Other than the most exceptional transplants, all operations were performed by cybersurgeons. These were robodocs, ArtAn nets hooked up to precision machines. They were exact and fast and dexterous.
Residency training of physicians thus dwindles to the production of a new breed of "robotized" physicians — robodocs — that practice exclusively rule-based reasoning with the help of a digital computer and invisible experts.
Word Forms
- robodocs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include doctour, pdoc, dogtor, doctorhood, doctor, doco.
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