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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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Hospitals willing to serve as development partners, investors with deep domain expertise, and a talent pool that includes engineers, data scientists, and clinicians. Benjamin Sharoni, Boston Herald, 24 Nov. 2025 Flu vaccination rates have been trending downwards in recent years, and Chu and other clinicians worry the decline will continue this year. Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 24 Nov. 2025 Kids with clinically significant ARFI were also more likely to exhibit physical complaints, including gastrointestinal problems—patterns that mirror what clinicians see in practice. Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025 One of the key messages from the JAMA article is that primary care clinicians caring for people with metabolic risk factors should be thinking about liver health and consider screening with noninvasive tools, rather than waiting until symptoms develop. Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for clinician

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
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 1 Dec. 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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