clinician

noun

cli·​ni·​cian kli-ˈni-shən How to pronounce clinician (audio)
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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From there every image quantitatively produces a biological age estimation that is generated the same way every time, regardless of a clinician’s experience level, fatigue or unconscious assumptions. Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 22 May 2025 The recommendation was updated in 2018 to make screening a personal choice after discussion with a clinician. Luisel Ricks-Santi, The Conversation, 20 May 2025 It’s based on 5,000 conversations that simulate interactions between individual users or clinicians and AI models. Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot,bertha Coombs, CNBC, 14 May 2025 The strongest jolts, which can be applied via remote control by clinicians and center employees, come at 41 milliamperes. Kayana Szymczak For The New York Times, New York Times, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for clinician

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of clinician was in 1875

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“Clinician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clinician. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

Medical Definition

clinician

noun
cli·​ni·​cian klin-ˈish-ən How to pronounce clinician (audio)
: 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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