clinician

noun

cli·​ni·​cian kli-ˈni-shən 

1

: a person qualified in the clinical practice of medicine, psychiatry, or psychology as distinguished from one specializing in laboratory or research techniques or in theory

2

: a person who conducts a clinic

Examples of clinician in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For patients, families and clinicians navigating the realities of mental health, questions remain around whether ibogaine’s potential benefits outweigh its risks — and for whom. —Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026

Somasundaram also said patients and clinicians fighting pancreatic cancer now may feel bittersweet because of how quickly pancreatic cancer cases can progress. —Eva Flowe april 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026

Our findings suggest that umbilical cord blood could help clinicians and parents more proactively address a child’s risk for Type 1 diabetes. —Angelica P. Ahrens, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026

For clinicians and patients, the consequences are familiar. —Holland Haynie, STAT, 21 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for clinician

• addition
• admission
• ambition
• attrition
• audition
• cognition
• coition
• commission
• condition
• contrition
• dentition
• dismission

Medical Definition

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