clinician

[ kli-nish-uhn ]

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.

clinician

/ klɪˈnɪʃən /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of clinician¹

First recorded in 1870–75; clinic + -ian

Example Sentences

Some medical experts argue that the list of radiographic markers that it tells clinicians to look for may not include all the possible physical sources of pain within a more diverse population.

From MIT Technology Review

We’ve already seen a massive uptick in digital mental health solutions with about 76% of clinicians solely treating patients via telemedicine.

From TechCrunch

Glenn Wortmann, director of infectious diseases at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, said in a statement that clinicians are “managing well” and prepared for a post-holiday spike in cases.

From Washington Post

We leave that to the discretion of the clinicians at the hospitals to determine what is essential and what is not.

From Voice of San Diego

Demand for travel clinicians who take temporary assignments is extremely high.

From Fortune

But for adults, who better to make the call than a sophisticated, caring clinician with deep clinical experience?

From The Daily Beast

Romney, on the other hand, seems to approach policy decisions like a clinician.

From The Daily Beast

Francois Bichat, born in 1771, earned high rank both as a clinician and an anatomist.

From Project Gutenberg

He was the godfather of typhoid fever, and from being a famous clinician became later a great pathologist.

From Project Gutenberg

The entire subject of adenomyoma is dealt with from the standpoint of the pathologist, the clinician, and the surgeon.

From Project Gutenberg

Not the anatomist, not the physiologist, but only the clinician is in the position to discuss these problems.

From Project Gutenberg

It is obviously wholly insufficient for a clinician to report that the use of a mixture was followed by good results.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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