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 Your licensed clinician may prescribe at their discretion based on your individual case. — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026 Exosomes and irritated neurons Researchers and clinicians do not fully understand what causes post-herpetic neuralgia. — Andrew Bubak, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026 The Greenwall Foundation, for example, is funding research to better understand trust at various levels, including trust between patients and clinicians, trust in organizations, and public trust in regulators, among others. — Caroline Montojo, STAT, 14 Sep. 2026 Baltimore is creating a new $17 million agency to send clinicians, social workers, and other responders to thousands of 911 calls now handled by police. — Chevall Pryce, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for clinician

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Noun

The painting is dedicated to Leo Eloesser, a San Francisco Bay Area physician who helped Kahlo with her chronic pain.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
In 2008, a jury found in favor of the two physicians remaining in the case.

— Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of physician

Noun

Feeling anxious about doctors, hospitals, or seeking healthcare is something that, unfortunately, many people experience to some degree.

— R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Now my guy is stuck in an insane asylum with a doctor who seems downright giddy to try out some electroshock therapy.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 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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