clinician

noun

cli·​ni·​cian kli-ˈni-shən How to pronounce clinician (audio)
1
: a person qualified in the clinical practice of medicine, psychiatry, or psychology as distinguished from one specializing in laboratory or research techniques or in theory
2
: a person who conducts a clinic

Examples of clinician in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web On Pfizer’s last quarterly earnings call, analysts brought it up four times in increasingly creative ways, with one pointing out a job listing on the company’s website looking for clinicians with experience in obesity. Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Well, 11 July 2024 In five years, Matt was treated by 41 clinicians, prescribed 29 psychiatric medications, hospitalized five times and spent two terrifying weeks wandering the streets in a manic psychosis. David Baszucki, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2024 Since the draft criteria were released, the Alzheimer’s Association has clarified that these are not meant to serve as detailed diagnostic guidelines for clinicians. Brenda Goodman, CNN, 1 July 2024 As new findings emerge, GLP-1 medications are changing how researchers and clinicians think about body weight. Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 25 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for clinician 

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Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of clinician was in 1875

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“Clinician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clinician. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

Medical Definition

clinician

noun
cli·​ni·​cian klin-ˈish-ən How to pronounce clinician (audio)
: an individual qualified in the clinical practice of medicine, psychiatry, or psychology as distinguished from one specializing in laboratory or research techniques or in theory
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