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Definition of "physician" []

  • A person licensed to practice medicine; a medical doctor. (noun)
  • A person who practices general medicine as distinct from surgery. (noun)
  • A person who heals or exerts a healing influence. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "physician" in a sentence
  • "Ryan Mascio, a second-year medical resident, said he came to celebrate with Ashley because being a physician is about more than diagnosing and dosing."
  • "Another challenge for the physician is the tradition of personal referral."
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