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
Their team of licensed clinicians have extensive experience serving a wide range of communities – 40% are bilingual, totaling 30+ languages spoken.
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Unitedhealthcare, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Patients and clinicians access such information to make decisions about using and prescribing medications.
—Reshma Ramachandran, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
Many clinicians expressed bewilderment about why certain workers were on the list of mandatory returns and others are not.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 11 Apr. 2025
This study, which was published in the journal Neurology, comes when clinicians and public health advocates are raising awareness of alcohol use disorder and issues related to excessive alcohol consumption.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
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Unitedhealthcare, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Patients and clinicians access such information to make decisions about using and prescribing medications.
—Reshma Ramachandran, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
Many clinicians expressed bewilderment about why certain workers were on the list of mandatory returns and others are not.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 11 Apr. 2025
This study, which was published in the journal Neurology, comes when clinicians and public health advocates are raising awareness of alcohol use disorder and issues related to excessive alcohol consumption.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinician
Noun
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In perpetrator countries, most people were passive witnesses, but there was also considerable participation by elites including artists, university professors, Catholic and Protestant clergy, media moguls, business leaders, and even physicians.—
Robert Williams,
Time,
24 Apr. 2025
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To provide the best maternity care, nurses and physicians have to listen to their patients.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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My doctors have warned me to pay attention to symptoms for any long-term effects.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Frequent bouts of rheumatic fever left the kid’s heart so weakened that one childhood doctor predicted a lifespan of 16 years.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Some of us suspected this was coming last year when Jules got all starstruck over the cardio attendings and later told Winston off for being dismissive about professional cuddlers.—
Laura Bradley,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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Wyle, a five-time Emmy nominee for his role as Dr. John Carter, plays a different ER attending, Dr. Michael Robinavitch (aka Dr. Robby).—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Her journey from hospitalist to a leader in lifestyle medicine is driven by a powerful belief that health is determined by the total quality of one's life.—
Kyle J. Russell,
USA TODAY,
5 Jan. 2025
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Her journey from hospitalist to a leader in lifestyle medicine is driven by a powerful belief that health is determined by the total quality of one's life.—
Kyle J. Russell,
USA TODAY,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Clinician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinician. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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