CLINICIAN Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

clinician

noun

Definition of clinician

as in physician

a medical professional who works directly with patients rather than in a laboratory or as a researcher

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Recent Examples of clinician Patrick Clancy testified that after the birth of their third child, his ex-wife was under the care of several mental health clinicians, but continued to deteriorate. — Carmel Wroth, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026 Patients want to know that a clinician is making decisions about their care. — Christine Schuster, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026 The union, representing about 2,700 lecturers, clinicians and librarians, won a June election with roughly 70% support, but USC has appealed to the National Labor Relations Board to toss the result. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Here is what the data shows and how clinicians suggest managing nighttime flare-ups. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for clinician

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Sabinah Mohyuddin was getting her kids ready for school in Clarksville, Tennessee, while her husband, a cancer physician, was still asleep.

— BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
With physical illness, there is usually no dispute among physicians as to its existence or non-existence.

— Richard E. Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of physician

Noun

Ramisa's mother, Ranu Akhter, traveled hundreds of miles after doctors in eastern Bangladesh referred her to a specialized child hospital in Dhaka to seek treatment for the life-threatening condition.

— JULHAS ALAM, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
The mindfulness content will include meditation exercises, but also content from doctors, therapists and psychologists, not to mention former ABC News correspondent Dan Harris, who left ABC five years ago to focus on his meditation company.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of doctor

Noun

Then, on Sunday, Syria convened an unannounced but highly anticipated opening of the first post-revolution Parliament, with President Ahmed al-Sharaa attending.

— Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2026
The watch party near the Garden has become a major event all through the playoffs, but with Trump attending, that event was moved a few blocks away outside the security perimeter, at Bryant Park.

— Stephen Whyno, Fortune, 9 June 2026

Definition of attending

Noun

Ascension stated that telehealth complements in-person care and that protocols are in place for emergencies, utilizing on-site hospitalists and other staff.

— Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 6 May 2026
Deleon is associate chief medical officer and a pediatric hospitalist at Oklahoma Children’s OU Health where there’s been a steady influx of children admitted for rotavirus over the last two months.

— Lauren Dunn, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026

Definition of hospitalist

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