physician
noun
a person who is legally qualified to practice medicine; doctor of medicine.
physicians
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pluralof physician.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Emergency physicians generally cannot provide the dental procedures needed to address the underlying problem, leaving some children with ongoing pain and infections.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
Oh, and while this adds up to about 1.5 million people working in healthcare administration — not counting all those working for the insurers — the actual number of physicians is only 750,000.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
THE SON of two physicians, Weis graduated summa cum laude from Rice University and enrolled at Princeton for his Ph.D. in 2018.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
“That’s essentially what scientists and physicians are,” Naughton said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
Since my examination by the physicians and scientists of Erhenrang I had not been faced with a group of people who wanted me to answer their questions.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
