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
These partners bring deep ties to pharmacies and physicians across the country, improving the drugmaker’s reach.
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Priyanka Salve,elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
In October 2024, physicians and patient advocates met with the FDA to ask that enforcement discretion for OpenBiome be extended for those patients not covered by the drug approvals.
—Eric Boodman, STAT, 23 Mar. 2026
In the film a doctor explains that there are times when physicians aren’t able to pin down a diagnosis or there are multiple diagnoses.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
After the decision, the physicians removed and reattached the respirator, taking it away for progressively longer periods of time.
—Robert S. Olick, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
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Priyanka Salve,elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
In October 2024, physicians and patient advocates met with the FDA to ask that enforcement discretion for OpenBiome be extended for those patients not covered by the drug approvals.
—Eric Boodman, STAT, 23 Mar. 2026
In the film a doctor explains that there are times when physicians aren’t able to pin down a diagnosis or there are multiple diagnoses.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
After the decision, the physicians removed and reattached the respirator, taking it away for progressively longer periods of time.
—Robert S. Olick, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for physician
doctor
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Minnelli haggled with doctors for extra pills, was left home alone with her infant sister, and once used garden shears to slice open a screen window when Garland locked herself in a bathroom, threatening to overdose.—
Matt Weinstock,
New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2026
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Gilbert had a few cancer scares in the early 2010s, with the guitarist even getting part of his thyroid removed after doctors discovered some suspicious cells.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Physician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physician. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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