as in doctor
a person specially trained in healing human medical disorders
you should always consult a physician if you develop a high fever
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Recent Examples of physician
Sure enough, as my physician predicted, within weeks of kicking sugar and carbage, all my ailments disappeared.
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Connie Bennett, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Eric Snoey is an attending emergency medicine physician in Alameda Health System in Oakland.
—Eric Snoey, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
And in a recent Mayo Clinic study analyzing 15 years of data, two-thirds of SCAD cases were missed by the treating physicians.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
Our physicians and care teams take time to know you personally and design care plans that reflect your goals and values.
—Conviva Senior Primary Care, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
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Connie Bennett, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Eric Snoey is an attending emergency medicine physician in Alameda Health System in Oakland.
—Eric Snoey, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
And in a recent Mayo Clinic study analyzing 15 years of data, two-thirds of SCAD cases were missed by the treating physicians.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
Our physicians and care teams take time to know you personally and design care plans that reflect your goals and values.
—Conviva Senior Primary Care, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for physician
doctor
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After the second hanging, the town doctor cut Hooch’s head off, apparently looking for signs of syphilis (brain involvement is often an indicator), which might seem to explain his erratic behavior.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
28 Oct. 2025
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Gatwa’s final episode ended with the Doctor regenerating into the form of Rose Tyler (Billie Piper), the companion of the ninth and 10th doctors (Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant), but the BBC hasn’t confirmed whether Piper will, in fact, play the next Doctor.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Physician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physician. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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