physician

[ fi-zish-uh n ]

/ fɪˈzɪʃ ən /

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noun

a person who is legally qualified to practice medicine; doctor of medicine.

a person engaged in general medical practice, as distinguished from one specializing in surgery.

a person who is skilled in the art of healing.

Origin of physician

1175–1225; physic + -ian (see -ician); replacing Middle English fisicien < Old French

OTHER WORDS FROM physician

phy·si·cian·ly, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH physician

doctor physician

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physicality, physicalize, physically, physically challenged, physicals, physician, physician's assistant, physician, heal thyself, physicianship, physicist, physicochemical

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That distant whirring sound you hear is a long-dead Greek physician spinning in his grave.

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The only physician she was permitted to see was the jail doctor.

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This is entirely understandable—after all, it is unsettling that a physician could make such an obvious mistake.

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Maynard was 29 years old at the time of her death, able to request drugs from her physician after considered reflection.

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All the honours which a physician can possess I either enjoy, or have refused when they were offered to me.

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Terrified by Josephine's condition, the emperor hurried to Paris, and sent his own physician to inquire after her condition.

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When a French physician judges bleeding unnecessary, you may be sure that the fever is not very violent.

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At length the door opened again, and the physician appeared on the threshold.

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In this Hirzel, who was a physician and a philanthropist, brings to the fore the despised peasantry.

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British Dictionary definitions for physician

physician

/ (fɪˈzɪʃən) /

noun

a person legally qualified to practise medicine, esp one specializing in areas of treatment other than surgery; doctor of medicine

archaic any person who treats diseases; healer

Word Origin for physician

C13: from Old French fisicien, from fisique physic

Medical definitions for physician

physician

[ fĭ-zĭsh′ən ]

n.

A person licensed to practice medicine; a medical doctor.

A person who practices general medicine as distinct from surgery.

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