cli·ni·cian (kl -nsh  n)n. 1. A health professional, such as a physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, or nurse, involved in clinical practice, as distinguished from one specializing in research. 2. A health professional who practices at a clinic. [French clinicien, from clinique, clinic; see clinic.] |
clinician [klɪˈnɪʃən]
n
(Medicine) a physician, psychiatrist, etc., who specializes in clinical work as opposed to one engaged in laboratory or experimental studies
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| Noun | 1. | clinician - a practitioner (of medicine or psychology) who does clinical work instead of laboratory experiments medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life practician, practitioner - someone who practices a learned profession |
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