clinician
noun
cli·ni·cian
kli-ˈni-shən 
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Hannah, a reproductive-health clinician who had a baby about a year and a half ago, is still in the trenches of post-partum life.
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E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
But the Democratic governor has vetoed others with a broader approach, such as a bill including more mandates about how the technology must work and requirements to disclose its use to regulators, clinicians, and patients upon request.
—Darius Tahir, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
Simultaneously clinicians don’t necessarily know the limitations or possibilities of materials science.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026
Restricting entry into the profession will shrink the pipeline further, meaning longer waitlists for mental health care, fewer clinicians in rural areas, higher caseloads, greater burnout, and reduced support for vulnerable people everywhere.
—David Kilmnick, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
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E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
But the Democratic governor has vetoed others with a broader approach, such as a bill including more mandates about how the technology must work and requirements to disclose its use to regulators, clinicians, and patients upon request.
—Darius Tahir, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
Simultaneously clinicians don’t necessarily know the limitations or possibilities of materials science.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026
Restricting entry into the profession will shrink the pipeline further, meaning longer waitlists for mental health care, fewer clinicians in rural areas, higher caseloads, greater burnout, and reduced support for vulnerable people everywhere.
—David Kilmnick, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
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clinician
noun
cli·ni·cian
klin-ˈish-ən
: an individual qualified in the clinical practice of medicine, psychiatry, or psychology as distinguished from one specializing in laboratory or research techniques or in theory
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