physician

Definitions

1. doctor (Ph.D.)
2. 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.
3. a doctor who specializes in medical rather than surgical treatment of patients. My doctor sent me to a physician at the hospital. dokter طَبيب лекар especialista lékař der/die Arzt/Ärztin læge γιατρός παθολόγος médico arst دکتر lääkäri médecinרופא .चिकित्सक, वैद्य liječnik orvos (belgyógyász) dokter (lyf)læknir medico, dottore 内科医 내과의사 gydytojas ārsts; terapeits pakar perubatan artslegelekarz داکتر especialista medic врач-терапевт lekár zdravnik, internist lekar opšte prakse läkare, medicinar...
4. A medical doctor trained in human medicine.
5. médico-a;attending ___ → ___ de cabecera;
6. A person trained and licensed to practice medicine; one who has a Doctor of Medicine or a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree.
7. Archaic A person who practices general medicine as distinct from surgery.
   Archaic
8. A person who heals or exerts a healing influence.
9. (Medicine) a person legally qualified to practise medicine, esp one specializing in areas of treatment other than surgery; doctor of medicine
10. (Medicine) archaic any person who treats diseases; healer
    archaic
11. a person who is legally qualified to practice medicine; doctor of medicine.
12. a person engaged in general medical practice, as distinguished from a surgeon.
13. 'physician'A physician is a doctor, especially one who treats illnesses or injuries using medicine rather than surgery. Physician is a formal or old-fashioned word....a highly respected Victorian physician and surgeon.

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Examples

“His forefathers had been, as a rule⟳, professional men—physicians and lawyers; his grandfather died under the walls of Chapultepec Castle while twisting a tourniquet for a cursing dragoon; an uncle remained indefinitely at Malvern Hill;[…].”

“In 2009, the Obama Administration released guidelines on enhanced interrogation written in 2003 and 2004 by the CIA Office of Medical Services. ^((OMS).1-3(appendix F)) The OMS guidelines, even in redacted form⟳, and opinions from the US Department of Justice's (DOJ’s) Office of Legal Counsel show⟳ that CIA physicians, psychologists, and other health care personnel had important roles in enhanced interrogation.”

“The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates promoted wine for various purposes, including reducing fevers and dressing wounds.”

“The doctor had to go to London for a physician to take⟳ charge of his practice[…].”

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