physician — physician, doctor, surgeon The normal word for a medical practitioner in general contexts is doctor (abbreviated as a title to Dr). Physician is familiar from the proverb Physician, heal thyself (Luke 4:23) and has the same range of meaning as… … Modern English usage
physician — ► NOUN ▪ a person qualified to practise medicine. ● physician, heal thyself Cf. ↑physician, heal thyself … English terms dictionary
physician — early 13c., fisicien, from O.Fr. fisicien physician (12c., Mod.Fr. physicien means physicist ), from fisique art of healing, from L. physica natural science (see PHYSIC (Cf. physic)) … Etymology dictionary
physician — [n] person trained in medical science bones*, doc*, doctor, general practitioner, healer, intern, MD*, medic, medical practitioner, quack*, sawbones*, specialist, surgeon; concept 357 Ant. patient … New thesaurus
physician — [fi zish′ən] n. [ME & OFr fisicien < L physica: see PHYSIC] 1. a person licensed to practice medicine; doctor of medicine 2. any medical doctor other than one specializing in surgery 3. any person or thing that heals, relieves, or comforts … English World dictionary
Physician — For other uses, see Doctor (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Physicist, a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physician … Wikipedia
Physician — A physician is a person trained in the art of healing. In reality, contemporary physicians express their skills by combining art with science. A physician is also referred to as a doctor of medicine. The term physician is used somewhat… … Medical dictionary
physician — noun (formal, esp. AmE) ADJECTIVE ▪ family (AmE), general, hospital (esp. BrE), occupational (BrE), primary care ▪ Dr Dennett is a practicing family physician in Atlanta. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
physician — Synonyms and related words: Doctor of Medicine, GP, MD, Md, allopath, allopathist, attending physician, bones, coroner, country doctor, croaker, doc, doctor, family doctor, general practitioner, house physician, intern, leech, man, medic, medical … Moby Thesaurus
physician — n. 1) an attending; family; house; practicing physician 2) an allopathic; homeopathic; osteopathic physician * * * [fɪ zɪʃ(ə)n] family homeopathic house osteopathic physician practicing physician an allopathic an attending … Combinatory dictionary
