PHYSICIANS Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

physicians

noun

plural of physician

as in doctors

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 physicians Hospital physicians would later detail her case in a 2019 medical journal article without naming X2. — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026 Swelling and spinal shock can cloud the earliest neurological picture, and physicians repeat examinations over time for good reason, as many people once given a grave prognosis go on to recover. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 The partnership is intended to expand the pipeline of physicians and other health professionals while increasing access to care in the region. — Jamal Goss, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 Further, rural and low-income communities are desperately in need of physicians, and 120 of Georgia’s 159 counties are rural. — Jack Bernard, AJC.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Though individual physicians have relocated in response to changing laws, the nationwide exodus that was feared has not occurred. — David N. Hackney, STAT, 26 Aug. 2026 Bookshelves were filled with actual paperwork and documents used by medical professionals, while even the hairline fractures visible on X-rays were created with the guidance of real-life practicing physicians. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026 Pharmacists earn doctoral degrees, undergo extensive clinical training and practice in communities across the country, often with far greater accessibility than physicians. — Joel Zive, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026 That plan was put on hold following protests from physicians and patients. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026

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doctors

Noun

Hollywood mogul Ari Emanuel and his brothers Zeke and Rahm have donated $550,000 towards a program to train Palestinian doctors from the West Bank at the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center in Israel.

— Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
Knight claimed that Afeni allegedly gave her son pills to end his life, though doctors brought him back.

— Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026