physician
pronunciation
How to pronounce physician in British English:
UK [fɪˈzɪʃn]
How to pronounce physician in American English:
US [fɪˈzɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- a licensed medical practitioner
Word Origin
- physician (n.)
- early 13c., fisicien "a healer, a medical practitioner," from Old French fisiciien "physician, doctor, sage" (12c., Modern French physicien means "physicist"), from fisique "art of healing," from Latin physica "natural science" (see physic). Distinguished from surgeon from c. 1400. The ph- spelling attested from late 14c. (see ph).
Antonym
Example
- 1. Duke university 's eugene stead launched the first physician assistant 's program in 1965 to address two problems .
- 2. Nuance 's latest program runs on a physician 's desktop , recording speech using a clip-on microphone .
- 3. Contact a physician or psychotherapist who specializes in sleep .
- 4. By-and-by the attending physician requests an x-ray and blood test .
- 5. Your physician may prescribe an inhaled asthma medication to see if it helps .