Plural abbreviation for doctors, medical professionals licensed to practice medicine.
From Latin 'doctor' meaning teacher or learned person, derived from 'docere' meaning to teach. The abbreviation Dr. emerged in English in the 14th century, with the plural Drs. following standard abbreviation conventions.
The title 'doctor' originally had nothing to do with medicine - it simply meant 'teacher' and was first used for scholars and theologians. Medical practitioners didn't commonly use this title until the 19th century when medical education became more formalized.
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