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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
Studies have found that self-swab HPV tests are similarly accurate to ones administered by a clinician.
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Aria Bendix, NBC news, 5 Jan. 2026
Instead, clinicians would know whether the cause was a treatable bacteria, virus, or neither.
—Deborah L. Birx, STAT, 5 Jan. 2026
The device, the FL-100 from Flow Neuroscience, will be available via clinician for people aged 18 years and older with MDD, either as a standalone intervention or as an adjunct to existing therapies such as antidepressants.
—New Atlas, 4 Jan. 2026
Over 35% of counties in America are considered OB deserts, or maternal care deserts, meaning there aren’t any obstetric clinicians or hospitals or birth centers providing obstetric care.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 4 Jan. 2026
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Aria Bendix, NBC news, 5 Jan. 2026
Instead, clinicians would know whether the cause was a treatable bacteria, virus, or neither.
—Deborah L. Birx, STAT, 5 Jan. 2026
The device, the FL-100 from Flow Neuroscience, will be available via clinician for people aged 18 years and older with MDD, either as a standalone intervention or as an adjunct to existing therapies such as antidepressants.
—New Atlas, 4 Jan. 2026
Over 35% of counties in America are considered OB deserts, or maternal care deserts, meaning there aren’t any obstetric clinicians or hospitals or birth centers providing obstetric care.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 4 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinician
Noun
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Most are given the heartfelt gift at the end of their first appointment with a physician following their cancer diagnosis.—
Hunter Boyce,
AJC.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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At the time, physicians cautioned that another pregnancy could trigger a serious relapse.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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The accuser reported the assault during a doctor's appointment in December, according to court documents.—
Lori Dunn,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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At first, doctors sent them home from the hospital with instructions to monitor her symptoms.—
Leondra Head,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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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Jules starts her tenure at Grey Sloan by honoring the long-standing tradition of interns sleeping with attendings (Atticus Lincoln).—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 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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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 12 Jan. 2026.
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