In formal American English or old-fashioned British English, a physician is a doctor.
Synonyms: doctor, specialist, doc [informal], healer More Synonyms of physician
physician in British English
(fɪˈzɪʃən)
noun
1.
a person legally qualified to practise medicine, esp one specializing in areas of treatment other than surgery; doctor of medicine
2. archaic
any person who treats diseases; healer
Word origin
C13: from Old French fisicien, from fisiquephysic
physician in American English
(fɪˈzɪʃən)
noun
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
Word origin
ME & OFr fisicien < L physica: see physic
physician in Insurance
(fɪzɪʃən)
Word forms: (regular plural) physicians
noun
(Insurance: Medical insurance)
A physician is a medical doctor.
A physician is appointed by the medical director of a life or health insurer to examine applicants.
Any employee who leaves work because of a health condition, as certified by a physician, will be disqualified for benefits for a period of one to six weeks.
A physician is a medical doctor.
Examples of 'physician' in a sentence
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He supposedly had an appointment scheduled for tomorrow with a personal physician.
The Sun (2015)
Apart from one cookbook, books written by other than competent qualified physicians are not included.
Mumby, Keith The Allergy Handbook (1988)
Very gradually, the era of the personal physician is drawing to a close.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Health care in this country is arranged around personal physicians, who have differing interests and training.
Laszlo, John (MD) Understanding Cancer (1987)
One study highlighted in the review said that consultant physicians were directly involved in patient care overnight in only 6.1 per cent of teams.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Until recently I was a consultant physician in charge of a busy medical ward.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
As a consultant physician I work a basic 48-hour week.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Quotations
Physician, heal thyselfBible: St. Luke
Cured yesterday of my disease, I died last night of my physicianMatthew PriorThe Remedy Worse than the Disease
In other languages
physician
British English: physician NOUN
A physician is a medical doctor.
He was an eminent physician.
American English: physician
Brazilian Portuguese: médico
Chinese: 内科医生
European Spanish: médico
French: médecin
German: Arzt
Italian: medico
Japanese: 医師
Korean: 의사
European Portuguese: médico
Latin American Spanish: médico
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All related terms of 'physician'
house physician
a house officer working in a medical as opposed to a surgical discipline
resident physician
a person who resides in a place
consultant physician
a physician who has attained the rank of consultant in a particular speciality
physician assistant
a person trained and certified to perform various medical procedures under the supervision of a physician
physician's assistant
A physician's assistant is a person who is trained to do some of the same work that a doctor does but who is not a doctor.
Chinese translation of 'physician'
physician
(fɪˈzɪʃən) (US)
n(c)
医(醫)生 (yīshēng) (位, wèi)
(noun)
Definition
a medical doctor
the President's personal physician
Synonyms
doctor
Do not stop the treatment without consulting your doctor.
specialist
doc (informal)
healer
medic (informal)
A Navy medic was wounded by sniper fire.
general practitioner
medical practitioner
medico (informal)
doctor of medicine
sawbones (slang)
G.P.
M.D.
Quotations
Physician, heal thyself [Bible: St. Luke]Cured yesterday of my disease, I died last night of my physician [Matthew Prior – The Remedy Worse than the Disease]