physician
Americannoun
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a person who is legally qualified to practice medicine; doctor of medicine.
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a person engaged in general medical practice, as distinguished from one specializing in surgery.
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a person who is skilled in the art of healing.
noun
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a person legally qualified to practise medicine, esp one specializing in areas of treatment other than surgery; doctor of medicine
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archaic any person who treats diseases; healer
Other Word Forms
- physicianly adjective
Etymology
Origin of physician
1175–1225; physic + -ian ( -ician ); replacing Middle English fisicien < Old French
Example Sentences
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“Why would you dream of being a nurse and not a physician?”
From Literature
The Beverly Hills psychiatrist has been seeing patients for more than 60 years, both in rooms like this and at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he has been an attending physician since the 1960s.
From Los Angeles Times
UnitedHealth’s chief physician, Wyatt Decker, told the Journal in a 2024 interview that testing for the disease “is super important” for improving patients’ health outcomes.
Amenities include a wellness center, golf simulation lounge and healthcare services such as concierge physicians.
I am retired, and my wife is an employed physician.
From MarketWatch
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