physician

noun

phy·si·cian | \ fə-ˈzi-shən

Definition of physician

1 : a person skilled in the art of healing specifically : one educated, clinically experienced, and licensed to practice medicine as usually distinguished from surgery

2 : one exerting a remedial or salutary influence

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Synonyms & Antonyms for physician

Synonyms

croaker [slang], doc, doctor, medic, medico, sawbones [slang]

Antonyms

nondoctor, nonphysician

Examples of physician in a Sentence

you should always consult a physician if you develop a high fever

Recent Examples on the Web

Plum Health last month hired a second physician, Dr. Raquel Orlich, and has started to expand from 500 patients up to as many as 1,000. — Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, "These Detroit doctors help people with no insurance, high deductibles," 6 Aug. 2019 There are more than a million physicians in the United States, and around nine hundred thousand are actively practicing. — Eric Topol, The New Yorker, "Why Doctors Should Organize," 5 Aug. 2019 That includes people who were diagnosed with the allergy by a physician, as well as those who weren't diagnosed, but met the researchers' criteria. — NBC News, "More than 1.5 million Americans could have a sesame allergy," 2 Aug. 2019 In 1969, journalist Barbara Seaman published The Doctor's Case Against the Pill, a book that combined testimonies from physicians, medical researchers, and women to question the safety of birth control pills. — Brittany Risher, Woman's Day, "Is Your Daughter's Birth Control Pill the Same One You Took As a Teen?," 2 Aug. 2019 The walk-in clinic’s experienced staff of physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners can treat the entire family with quality care and personal service. — courant.com, "Community News For The Putnam-Killingly Edition," 29 July 2019 The Georgetown staff consists of a physician, two nurses, two psychologists, two home visitors, a public health analyst and a health educator. — Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, "Are you listening, Mayor Bowser? The District’s disability community is hoping you are.," 27 July 2019 Reshma Kewalramani, a physician and, until now, the chief medical officer at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, will become its next CEO. — Sy Mukherjee, Fortune, "A $43 Billion Biotech Now Has a Female CEO: Brainstorm Health," 25 July 2019 Born Mary Joan Pickett in Chicago, McKenna, whose father was a physician, grew up in the South Shore neighborhood and graduated from Aquinas High School. — Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com, "Joan McKenna, mother of 7 who was active with Northwestern, Field Museum and Lyric Opera, dies," 23 July 2019

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