Physician Definition & Meaning

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    • Synonyms physician American [fi-zish-uhn] / fɪˈzɪʃ ən /

    noun

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

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

    3. a person who is skilled in the art of healing.

    physician British / fɪˈzɪʃən /

    noun

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

    2. archaic any person who treats diseases; healer

    "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

    Other Word Forms

    • physicianly adjective

    Etymology

    Origin of physician

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

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    Euthanasia - when a lethal drug is administered by a physician to deliberately end a person's life to relieve suffering - is illegal in Switzerland.

    From BBC

    Dr. Paul Offit, an infectious disease physician at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and other public health experts criticized Prasad’s assertions.

    From The Wall Street Journal

    That was indeed the case, I later learned: Not all the physicians I use were in-network for the plans the tool identified for me.

    From MarketWatch

    On behalf of all the physicians, nurses and staff who have walked these halls, it is with heavy hearts that we mark the end of this chapter.”

    From Los Angeles Times

    “This is not a record we want to be breaking,” Dr. Michael Wright, president of the physician’s group, said.

    From Los Angeles Times

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