clinician

American  

[kli-nish-uhn] / klɪˈnɪʃ ən /

noun

1. a physician or other qualified person who is involved in the treatment and observation of living patients, as distinguished from one engaged in research.

2. a person who teaches or conducts sessions at a clinic.

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clinician British  

/ klɪˈnɪʃən /

noun

1. a physician, psychiatrist, etc, who specializes in clinical work as opposed to one engaged in laboratory or experimental studies

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Etymology

Origin of clinician

First recorded in 1870–75; clinic + -ian

Example Sentences

Further conversations with clinicians led the team to target another side effect of many cancer medications: neuropathy, or nerve damage.

From The Wall Street Journal

While the aging populations’ healthcare needs rise, hospitals are looking for ways to deal with persistent worker shortages that can burn out clinicians and delay care.

From The Wall Street Journal

If validated in larger studies, this strategy could allow clinicians to match patients with treatments that are more likely to work for them, reducing delays and improving outcomes.

From Science Daily

Discomfort with one’s body was increasingly reframed by clinicians and activists as a psychological flaw, and the desire for physical change treated with suspicion, as if it betrayed a lack of self-acceptance.

From The Wall Street Journal

The authors of the editorial stress that more high-quality research is needed to better understand long-term outcomes and to help guide decisions made by patients, clinicians, and policymakers.

From Science Daily

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