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
Diane Hoffman, a professor of health law at the University of Maryland, previously found clinicians reporting patients who sought medical help based on at-home microbiome test results.
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Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 June 2026
The manual is the standard reference used by clinicians and researchers to define and classify mental disorders.
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Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 June 2026
Health systems and clinicians can and should provide clear, accessible information about miscarriage and its management, long before a crisis, and not just in the moment of loss.
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Dara Kass,
Time,
9 June 2026
According to a clinician who treated Sorsby, Kessler said, not allowing the quarterback to play would hurt his mental health and impede the progress of his recovery.
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Stephen Hawkins,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for clinician
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 June 2026
The manual is the standard reference used by clinicians and researchers to define and classify mental disorders.
—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 June 2026
Health systems and clinicians can and should provide clear, accessible information about miscarriage and its management, long before a crisis, and not just in the moment of loss.
—
Dara Kass,
Time,
9 June 2026
According to a clinician who treated Sorsby, Kessler said, not allowing the quarterback to play would hurt his mental health and impede the progress of his recovery.
—
Stephen Hawkins,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinician
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Her physicians advised against hormone replacement therapy (HRT) but offered few solutions.
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While portals offer a vital communication channel for patients facing long appointment wait times, the cognitive load on physicians is immense.
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The complications are horrifying doctors.
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Companies are aggressively marketing home medical kits containing prescription antibiotics and other drugs for self-treatment, bypassing traditional doctor visits.
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Trying to gossip about an attending with an attending is, indeed, bold, but that’s our Santos!
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And that there are rules for the two attending.
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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.
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Adam Rodman, a hospitalist who researches AI programs at Harvard Medical School, discourages people from using AI to triage emergency situations, but says AI can add significant value to a patient's interaction with a human medical practitioner.
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“Clinician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinician. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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