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
The event brought together researchers, clinicians, volunteers and partners involved in Cancer Research UK’s efforts to prevent, diagnose, and treat cancer.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 June 2026
Lifestyle medicine programs frequently begin as small demonstrations led by passionate clinicians.
—Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 3 June 2026
What clinicians call supportive care — replacing fluids, managing blood pressure, treating other infections — can help keep patients alive long enough for their bodies to counter Ebolavirus' stealth maneuvers.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 2 June 2026
Healthcare ethics consultants are trained to help patients, families and clinicians navigate difficult medical decisions.
—Jennifer McCurdy, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 June 2026
Lifestyle medicine programs frequently begin as small demonstrations led by passionate clinicians.
—Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 3 June 2026
What clinicians call supportive care — replacing fluids, managing blood pressure, treating other infections — can help keep patients alive long enough for their bodies to counter Ebolavirus' stealth maneuvers.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 2 June 2026
Healthcare ethics consultants are trained to help patients, families and clinicians navigate difficult medical decisions.
—Jennifer McCurdy, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinician
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The effort, led by Mitchell, was also supported by a coalition of medical clinics, labor unions and physician groups.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
10 June 2026
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Rubio has served for more than 28 years as an Army aviator, physician and astronaut.—
Chelsea Jones,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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Nurses, doctors and pharmacists, as well as health groups such as the American Heart Association (AHA) and American Cancer Society (ACS), had the broad support of 80 percent or more of respondents.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
9 June 2026
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Ferguson explained that Brown would be assigned a medical doctor who will evaluate him.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Chelsea Torres,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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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
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Nearly everything The Pitt revealed about Al-Hashimi has been filtered through Robby’s reaction to it, from her ethnic name to her time with international NGOs to her desire to hire two attendings for the daytime shift.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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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
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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.—
Lauren Dunn,
NBC news,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Clinician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinician. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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