physician

phy·si·cian

noun \fə-ˈzi-shən\

Definition of PHYSICIAN

1

: a person skilled in the art of healing; specifically : one educated, clinically experienced, and licensed to practice medicine as usually distinguished from surgery

2

: one exerting a remedial or salutary influence

Examples of PHYSICIAN

1. <you should always consult a physician if you develop a high fever>

Origin of PHYSICIAN

Middle English phisicien, fisicien, from Anglo-French, from phisique medicine

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to PHYSICIAN

Synonyms: croaker [slang], doc, medic, medico, doctor, sawbones [slang]

Antonyms: nondoctor, nonphysician

Related Words: family doctor, family physician, family practitioner, general practitioner; anesthesiologist, dermatologist, gynecologist, internist, neurologist, ob-gyn, obstetrician, ophthalmologist, orthopedist, pathologist, pediatrician (also pediatrist), physiatrist, podiatrist, radiologist, urologist; attending, clinician, hospitalist; specialist; plastic surgeon, surgeon; intern (also interne), resident; aidman, nurse, nurse-practitioner; EMT, paramedic (also paramedical); physical therapist, physiotherapist

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Other Medicine Terms

analgesia, angina, diabetes, hepatitis, homeopathy, logorrhea, palliate, pandemic

Rhymes with PHYSICIAN

addition, admission, ambition, attrition, audition, beautician, clinician, cognition, coition, commission, condition, contrition, demission, dentition, dismission, Domitian, edition, emission, ethician, fruition, ignition, Kittitian, lenition, logician, magician, Mauritian, monition, mortician, munition, musician, nutrition, omission, optician, partition, patrician, perdition, permission, petition, Phoenician, Politian, position, punition, remission, rendition, sedition, submission, suspicion, tactician, technician, tradition, transition, transmission, tuition, volition