as in doctor
a person specially trained in healing human medical disorders
you should always consult a physician if you develop a high fever
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Recent Examples of physician
There are more than 100,000 caregivers in physician practices, hospitals, outpatient clinics, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies and hospice centers.
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Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The president warned pregnant women not to take the medicine, despite many physicians and medical groups arguing that acetaminophen does not definitively cause autism.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
At the medical center, a physician dismissed the symptoms as a reaction to the steroid medication she had been prescribed, misdiagnosing her with gynecomastia, a condition typically seen in men who use anabolic steroids, Sutherland’s lawyers said in a report.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
At the time, ABC News reported that physicians said Clinton narrowly avoided a major heart attack.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
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Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The president warned pregnant women not to take the medicine, despite many physicians and medical groups arguing that acetaminophen does not definitively cause autism.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
At the medical center, a physician dismissed the symptoms as a reaction to the steroid medication she had been prescribed, misdiagnosing her with gynecomastia, a condition typically seen in men who use anabolic steroids, Sutherland’s lawyers said in a report.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
At the time, ABC News reported that physicians said Clinton narrowly avoided a major heart attack.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for physician
doctor
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But former employees of the Food and Drug Administration, which regulates medical devices, say there’s no guarantee that the devices developed with doctor input are any safer than others.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
12 Nov. 2025
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Waiting a month to see a doctor isn't necessarily a bad thing, since most pregnancies will go on to be healthy.—
NPR,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Physician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physician. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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