physician

phy·si·cian  (f-zshn)

n.

1. A person licensed to practice medicine; a medical doctor.

2. A person who practices general medicine as distinct from surgery.

3. A person who heals or exerts a healing influence.

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[Middle English fisicien, from Old French, from fisique, medical science; see physic.]

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physician [fɪˈzɪʃən]

n

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

2. (Medicine) Archaic any person who treats diseases; healer

[from Old French fisicien, from fisique physic]

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physician

• allopathy, allopath, allopathist - Another word for conventional medical treatment is allopathy; an allopath or allopathist is a physician.
• pediatrician - Comes from Greek pais/paidos, "child," and iatros, "physician."
• armamentarium - The equipment of a medical institution or physician.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

physician - a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor" doc, doctor, Dr., MD, medico abortionist - a person (who should be a doctor) who terminates pregnancies allergist - a physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies angiologist - a physician who specializes in angiology extern, medical extern - a nonresident doctor or medical student; connected with a hospital but not living there gastroenterologist - a physician who specializes in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract general practitioner, GP - a physician who is not a specialist but treats all illnesses hakeem, hakim - a Muslim physician house physician, resident physician, resident - a physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital; "the resident was receiving special clinical training at the hospital" houseman, intern, interne, medical intern - an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term) medical man, medical practitioner - someone who practices medicine primary care physician - the physician who provides primary care; "the primary care physician acts as a gatekeeper to the medical system" quack - an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice medical specialist, specialist - practices one branch of medicine operating surgeon, sawbones, surgeon - a physician who specializes in surgery vet, veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary surgeon - a doctor who practices veterinary medicine doctor-patient relation - the responsibility of a physician to act in the best interests of the patient

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physician

noun doctor, specialist, doc (informal), healer, medic (informal), general practitioner, medical practitioner, medico (informal), doctor of medicine, sawbones (slang), G.P., M.D. the President's personal physician

Quotations
"Physician, heal thyself" Bible: St. Luke
"Cured yesterday of my disease,"
"I died last night of my physician" [Matthew Prior The Remedy Worse than the Disease]

Translations

physician [fɪˈzɪʃən] N → médico/a m/f

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physician [fɪˈzɪʃ^ən] n → médecin m

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physician

n → Arzt m, → Ärztin f

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physician [fɪˈzɪʃ/ən] n → medico

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physician

n physician [fiˈziʃən]

a doctor who specializes in medical rather than surgical treatment of patients My doctor sent me to a physician at the hospital. dokter طَبيب лекар lékař læge der/die Arzt/Ärztin γιατρός παθολόγος médico arst دکتر lääkäri médecin רוֹפֵא .चिकित्सक, वैद्य liječnik orvos (belgyógyász) dokter (lyf)læknir medico, dottore 内科医 내과의사 gydytojas ārsts; terapeits pakar perubatan arts lege lekarz especialista medic врач-терапевт lekár zdravnik, internist lekar opšte prakse läkare, medicinare แพทย์ doktor 醫師，內科醫生 лікар معالج، طبيب bác sĩ điều trị 医师，内科医生