clinician

noun cli·ni·cian \ kli-ˈni-shən \

Updated on: 13 Apr 2018

Definition of clinician

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

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Recent Examples of clinician from the Web

But that's what happened to a 34-year-old man who turned up at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown, New York, with what clinicians call a thunderclap headache.

— author: james gorman, Anchorage Daily News, "He ate the world’s hottest pepper, then landed in the hospital with ‘thunderclap’ headaches," 10 Apr. 2018
But that’s what happened to a 34-year-old man who turned up at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown, N.Y., with what clinicians call a thunderclap headache.

— james gorman, New York Times, "He Ate the World’s Hottest Pepper, Then Landed in the Hospital With ‘Thunderclap’ Headaches," 9 Apr. 2018
Six overlapping manifestations of genuine kindness offer a powerful, practical way for clinicians to temper the emotional turmoil involved with a cancer diagnosis.

— leonard l. berry, Washington Post, "Some basic acts of kindness found to help patients dealing with cancer," 8 Apr. 2018
Participating clinicians have access to the Target: BP data platform and resources that physicians can use to help patients monitor and control their blood pressure.

— maria clark, NOLA.com, "Local clinics are working to lower high blood pressure rates among New Orleans' residents," 7 Apr. 2018
Adams also said that clinicians should consider prescribing naloxone to accompany certain high-dose painkiller prescriptions or for high-risk pain patients, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended.

— andrew joseph, STAT, "In rare advisory, surgeon general urges public to carry overdose-reversal medication," 5 Apr. 2018
During the semesters, graduate clinicians from the University of Central Florida’s Communication Disorders Clinic, supervised by a professor, conduct a thorough assessment identifying each member’s strengths.

— michael candelaria, OrlandoSentinel.com, "The key to keeping your mind sharp? Do something," 29 Mar. 2018
The new position puts the group in line with federal guidelines which suggest clinicians prescribe the lowest effective dose of immediate-release pain killers.

— mari a. schaefer, Philly.com, "Dentists urged to limit opioid prescriptions to prevent addiction," 27 Mar. 2018
And then clinicians' notes are shared with treatment teams.

— ryan martin, Indianapolis Star, "Instead of jailing those with mental illness, here's what Indianapolis is doing," 26 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of clinician

1875

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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CLINICIAN Defined for English Language Learners

clinician

noun

Definition of clinician for English Language Learners

: a person (such as a doctor or nurse) who works directly with patients rather than in a laboratory or as a researcher

Medical Dictionary

clinician

noun cli·ni·cian \ klin-ˈish-ən \

medical Definition of clinician

: 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