Definition of Physician. Meaning of Physician. Synonyms of Physician

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Definition of Physician

Physician
Physician Phy*si"cian, n. [OE. fisician, fisicien, OF. physucien, a physician, in F., a natural philosopher, an experimentalist in physics. See Physic.] 1. A person skilled in physic, or the art of healing; one duty authorized to prescribe remedies for, and treat, diseases; a doctor of medicine.

Meaning of Physician from wikipedia

- A physician (American English), medical practitioner (Commonwealth English), medical doctor, or simply doctor, is a health professional who practices...
- A physician ****istant or physician ****ociate (PA) is a type of mid-level health care provider. In North America PAs may diagnose illnesses, develop and...
- (family medicine). After completing medical school or other basic training, physicians or surgeons and other clinicians usually further their medical education...
- An emergency physician (often called an "ER doctor" in the United States) is a physician who works at an emergency department to care for ill patients...
- The Physician is a novel by Noah Gordon. It is about the life of a Christian English boy in the 11th century who journeys across Europe in order to study...
- person. The term usually refers to physician-****isted suicide (PAS), which is suicide that is ****isted by a physician or other healthcare provider. Once...
- A chief physician, also called a head physician, physician in chief, senior consultant, or chief of medicine, is a physician in a senior management position...
- In the United States and Canada, an attending physician (also known as a staff physician) is a physician (M.D. or D.O.) who has completed residency and...
- The Physician to the President is the formal and official title of the physician who is chosen by the President to be his personal physician. Often, the...
- ****istant physician in the United States (not to be confused with a physician ****istant) is a Medical Doctor (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)...