Definitions for physician
fɪˈzɪʃ ənphysi·cian

Princeton's WordNet(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. doctor, doc, physician, MD, Dr., mediconoun

   a licensed medical practitioner

   "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor"

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1. physiciannoun

   A practitioner of physic, i.e. a specialist in internal medicine, especially as opposed to a surgeon; a practitioner who treats with medication rather than with surgery.

   Etymology: From fisicien, from fisicïen, from fisique, from physica, from φυσική επιστήμη (knowledge of nature) from φυσικός (pertaining to nature) from φύσις (nature) from φύειν (to bring forth, to produce) from bʰew-. Displaced native Middle English leche, archaic Modern English leech "physician" (from Old English læce).

2. physiciannoun

   A medical doctor trained in human medicine.

   Etymology: From fisicien, from fisicïen, from fisique, from physica, from φυσική επιστήμη (knowledge of nature) from φυσικός (pertaining to nature) from φύσις (nature) from φύειν (to bring forth, to produce) from bʰew-. Displaced native Middle English leche, archaic Modern English leech "physician" (from Old English læce).

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1. Physiciannoun

   a person skilled in physic, or the art of healing; one duty authorized to prescribe remedies for, and treat, diseases; a doctor of medicine

   Etymology: [OE. fisician, fisicien, OF. physucien, a physician, in F., a natural philosopher, an experimentalist in physics. See Physic.]

2. Physiciannoun

   hence, figuratively, one who ministers to moral diseases; as, a physician of the soul

   Etymology: [OE. fisician, fisicien, OF. physucien, a physician, in F., a natural philosopher, an experimentalist in physics. See Physic.]

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1. Physician

   A physician is a professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments. They may focus their practice on certain disease categories, types of patients, or methods of treatment – known as specialist medical practitioners – or assume responsibility for the provision of continuing and comprehensive medical care to individuals, families, and communities – known as general practitioners. Medical practice properly requires both a detailed knowledge of the academic disciplines underlying diseases and their treatment – the science of medicine – and also a decent competence in its applied practice – the art or craft of medicine. Both the role of the physician and the meaning of the word itself vary around the world, including a wide variety of qualifications and degrees, but there are some common elements. For example, the ethics of medicine require that physicians show consideration, compassion and benevolence for their patients.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of physician in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of physician in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of physician in a Sentence

1. David Rothman:

   The Democratic allegiance of women physicians is even greater than women in the general public, and if you are salaried versus an entrepreneurial physician you are again more likely to contribute to the Democratic side.

2. May Nour:

   One stop shop. We can do labs, we can do CT scan, physician evaluation and we can give the medications, we don’t wait for transport time. We don’t wait for the patient to get to the hospital. We get to them and treat them in the most expedient way possible.

3. Joe Carrese:

   In this case, if that was the intent, this was essentially euthanasia, which is not legal anywhere in the United States and not at all the same as physician-assisted death.

4. Anthony Fauci:

   Stay completely apolitical. Don't get involved in any of the political aspects, and just focus on what your job is as a scientist and a physician, you do that, you'll be fine.

5. Joseph Marusak:

   I hired two physician assistants and a person trained in Breathalyzers to watch her and take blood alcohol levels over a 12-hour period and had it run at the same lab used by the prosecution, without any drinks, her blood level was double the legal limit at 9:15 a.m., triple the limit at 6 p.m. and more than four times the legal limit at 8:30 p.m., which correlates with the same time of day that the police pulled her over.

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