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
Some Kaiser doctors and clinicians, including therapists, use Abridge to take notes during patient visits.
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Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Covista recently worked with Gallup to survey more than 1,300 health care clinicians and 160 health care executives across the country on the shortages.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
In practical terms, this could change how clinicians interpret early disease signals and assess long-term risk.
—New Atlas, 4 Feb. 2026
From the outset, the children were supported by some of our most experienced clinicians and social workers.
—ABC News, 3 Feb. 2026
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Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Covista recently worked with Gallup to survey more than 1,300 health care clinicians and 160 health care executives across the country on the shortages.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
In practical terms, this could change how clinicians interpret early disease signals and assess long-term risk.
—New Atlas, 4 Feb. 2026
From the outset, the children were supported by some of our most experienced clinicians and social workers.
—ABC News, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinician
Noun
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An emergency medicine physician was also deployed to the Milligan University campus to assist with on-site triage and coordination of care.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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In both instances, the hospital officials cited a decrease in birth numbers and a shortage in physicians.—
Joy Benedict,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Yerman said doctors used six staples to close a gash suffered during the attack.—
Adi Guajardo,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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After three days of physical therapy and doctors’ advice, Vonn tried skiing on Tuesday.—
Andrew Dampf,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Trying to gossip about an attending with an attending is, indeed, bold, but that’s our Santos!—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
29 Jan. 2026
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Residents require direct supervision, as in a senior surgeon (a.k.a., an attending) in the room with them.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
17 Dec. 2025
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Individuals under the age of 21 can contact Valley Med’s youth opioid inpatient program by calling (408) 885-5255 and asking for the pediatric hospitalist on call.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
14 Dec. 2025
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The study found that patients of hospitalists who placed in the top quartile of a professional exam from the American Board of Internal Medicine were nearly 8% less likely to die within a week than the patients of doctors with the lowest-quartile scores.—
Michael L. Millenson,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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“Clinician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinician. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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