as in doctor
a person specially trained in healing human medical disorders
you should always consult a physician if you develop a high fever
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Recent Examples of physician
And although Signature Healthcare has fewer patients, Abernathy also emphasized that the physicians work hard, which is a common misconception about concierge doctors.
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Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
Cervical cancer screenings allow physicians to spot and remove cancerous or even precancerous lesions (clusters of odd-looking cells that could one day become cancer).
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 3 Sep. 2025
The Surgical Team Analogy Even renowned physicians don’t operate alone.
—John M. O'Connor, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Flowers was a physician from Pine Bluff and the first doctor in the country to successfully deliver a set of conjoined twins.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 2 Sep. 2025
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Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
Cervical cancer screenings allow physicians to spot and remove cancerous or even precancerous lesions (clusters of odd-looking cells that could one day become cancer).
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 3 Sep. 2025
The Surgical Team Analogy Even renowned physicians don’t operate alone.
—John M. O'Connor, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Flowers was a physician from Pine Bluff and the first doctor in the country to successfully deliver a set of conjoined twins.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for physician
doctor
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Julia Norem, now a doctor in the Fayetteville area, lost her father Walt Norem in that plane crash.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Sutton-Schulman got L settled in, met with his doctors and, for the first time in months, felt some hope.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Physician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physician. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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