Physician
11physician — n. 1) an attending; family; house; practicing physician 2) an allopathic; homeopathic; osteopathic physician * * * [fɪ zɪʃ(ə)n] family homeopathic house osteopathic physician practicing physician an allopathic an attending …
12physician — Broadly, one who practices the art of healing disease and preserving health. 41 Am J1st Phys & S § 2. A person skilled in the art of healing. State v Borah, 51 Ariz 318, 76 P2d 757, 115 ALR 254. One who is proficient in the art of healing by… …
13physician — UK [fɪˈzɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable] Word forms physician : singular physician plural physicians formal a doctor I, 1) …
14physician — noun a) 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. The doctor had to go to London for a physician to take charge of his …
15physician — See physician, doctor …
16physician — [[t]fɪzɪ̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] physicians N COUNT In formal American English or old fashioned British English, a physician is a doctor …
17physician — noun consult your physician first Syn: doctor, doctor of medicine, MD, medical practitioner, general practitioner, GP, clinician, family doctor; specialist, consultant; informal doc, quack, medic, medico; intern, resident; informal, dated …
18physician — see physician, heal thyself …
19physician — n. 1 a a person legally qualified to practise medicine and surgery. b a specialist in medical diagnosis and treatment. c any medical practitioner. 2 a healer (work is the best physician). Etymology: ME f. OF fisicien (as PHYSIC) …
20Physician writer — Physician writers are medical doctors who write creatively in fields outside their practice of medicine. Their works include short stories, novels, poetry, drama, screenplays, children’s literature, speculative fiction, scholarly works, essays,… …
