Physician
61physician's liability insurance — A form of liability insurance, now in common use, which insures a physician against liability from acts or omissions while practicing his profession. Insurance against malpractice, error, or mistake. 29A Am J Rev ed Ins § 1358 …
62physician-assisted suicide — noun assisted suicide where the assistant is a physician • Hypernyms: ↑assisted suicide * * * ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : assisted suicide herein * * * noun [noncount] chiefly US : suicide that is done with the help of a doctor compare …
63physician-patient privilege — noun the right of a physician to refuse to divulge confidential information from a patient without the consent of the patient • Hypernyms: ↑privilege …
64physician — noun Etymology: Middle English phisicien, fisicien, from Anglo French, from phisique medicine Date: 13th century 1. a person skilled in the art of healing; specifically one educated, clinically experienced, and licensed to practice medicine as… …
65physician — physicianly, adj. /fi zish euhn/, n. 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… …
66Physician — Asa, afflicted with some bodily malady, sought not to the Lord but to the physicians (2 Chr. 16:12). The physicians were those who practised heathen arts of magic, disavowing recognized methods of cure, and dissociating the healing art from… …
67physician — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. doctor, medic, medico, surgeon, specialist; [general] practitioner, GP; consultant, adviser, healer. See remedy. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. practitioner, doctor of medicine, M.D., surgeon; see doctor 1 …
68physician — phy|si|cian [fıˈzıʃən] n formal especially AmE a doctor …
69physician — phy|si|cian [ fı zıʃn ] noun count a DOCTOR …
70physician — sb. RG. 68 …
