Definition of "clinician" [clinician]

• A health professional, such as a physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, or nurse, involved in clinical practice, as distinguished from one specializing in research. (noun)
• A health professional who practices at a clinic. (noun)

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• "If either of these things happens, follow the directions in your package insert, consider taking emergency contraception, and call your clinician."
• "Of equal interest to the clinician is the fact that whereas the DSM system for antisocial (or sociopathic) personality relies solely on historical, social class-related diagnostic criteria (e.g., truancy, drug abuse, criminality), the Tyrer system provides some cross-sectional behaviors that can be directly observed by the examiner (e.g., irritability, callousness)."
• "The drugs are then administered to the patient by a nurse or 'clinician' who may or may not be licensed."