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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During the procedure, a neurologist (physician specializing in nervous system disorders) injects Botox into 31 different sites of the face, head, and neck.
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Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 5 Mar. 2025
The work drew support from Democrats and Republicans, who'd been inundated with stories of patients hit by huge bills from emergency physicians, anesthesiologists, and other providers who were not in patients' insurance networks, even when patients received care at in-network hospitals.
—Noem N. Levey | Kff Health News, ABC News, 5 Mar. 2025
But these adjustments are clearly insufficient, and fail to accurately reward high-value physician interventions.
—Ezekiel J. Emanuel, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2025
Hospital admissions: At hospitals, give psychiatric nurse practitioners the power to admit patients involuntarily if a physician concurs.
—Benjamin Oreskes, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 5 Mar. 2025
The work drew support from Democrats and Republicans, who'd been inundated with stories of patients hit by huge bills from emergency physicians, anesthesiologists, and other providers who were not in patients' insurance networks, even when patients received care at in-network hospitals.
—Noem N. Levey | Kff Health News, ABC News, 5 Mar. 2025
But these adjustments are clearly insufficient, and fail to accurately reward high-value physician interventions.
—Ezekiel J. Emanuel, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2025
Hospital admissions: At hospitals, give psychiatric nurse practitioners the power to admit patients involuntarily if a physician concurs.
—Benjamin Oreskes, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for physician
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“Physician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physician. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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