as in doctor
a person specially trained in healing human medical disorders
you should always consult a physician if you develop a high fever
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Recent Examples of physician
Forced to enlist by the United States military, a young physician reluctantly cuts short his medical residency at New York’s Bellevue Hospital and ships out to a remote corner of Greenland.
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Katie Hunt, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
Some families are making plans to move out of the country, including those without many resources, the physician said.
—Emma Tucker, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
The industry is still smarting from Congress' failure to include an across-the-board Medicare payment bump to physicians in its spending bill, although members have vowed to include it in future legislation.
—Caitlin Owens, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
But by the early 2000s, discussions shifted to concerns about physician shortages.
—Nicole McCann, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2025
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Katie Hunt, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
Some families are making plans to move out of the country, including those without many resources, the physician said.
—Emma Tucker, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
The industry is still smarting from Congress' failure to include an across-the-board Medicare payment bump to physicians in its spending bill, although members have vowed to include it in future legislation.
—Caitlin Owens, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
But by the early 2000s, discussions shifted to concerns about physician shortages.
—Nicole McCann, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Physician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physician. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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