clinician
pronunciation
How to pronounce clinician in British English: UK [klɪˈnɪʃn]
How to pronounce clinician in American English: US [klɪˈnɪʃən]
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- Noun:
- a practitioner (of medicine or psychology) who does clinical work instead of laboratory experiments
Word Origin
- clinician (n.)
- 1844, from French clinicien, from Latin clinicus (see clinic).
Example
- 1. As a clinician , mukherjee is only guardedly optimistic .
- 2. But it could not produce its clinician 's qualifications .
- 3. Step 2 : find an experienced clinician .
- 4. The clinician will most likely want to corroborate what you say with a family member .
- 5. The application of fluorescein can help the clinician see the defect ( shown ) .