clinician

[ kli-nish-uhn ]
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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.

Origin of clinician

1
First recorded in 1870–75; clinic + -ian

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British Dictionary definitions for clinician

clinician

/ (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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