CLINICIAN Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

clinician

noun

Definition of clinician

as in physician

a medical professional who works directly with patients rather than in a laboratory or as a researcher

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Recent Examples of clinician The company says the center is one of its biggest investments yet in clinicians. — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2026 The clinic should state the follow-up period, communication channel and responsible clinician. — Malana Vantyler, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026 Abbott’s Taub says the company worked with the FDA and the clinicians to come up with ketone performance standards for the Duo. — Victoria Song, The Verge, 2 Sep. 2026 Find a clinician who will listen to the whole picture rather than treating every symptom as an isolated complaint, and who is up to date on the latest science. — Dr. Jessica Shepherd, Flow Space, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for clinician

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Noun

Most questions are screened by the office staff before they are relayed to the physician.

— Paul Hsieh, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
The physician runs a social media account critical of the communist government.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of physician

Noun

According to the Tallahassee Democrat, Donna is estranged from Robert, who is a doctor in New York.

— Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
On a muggy Saturday afternoon in mid-August, tennis player Novak Djokovic appeared to vomit into a towel and called for a doctor to check his blood pressure before unexpectedly losing a second-round match in Cincinnati.

— Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of doctor

Noun

Then, on Sunday, Syria convened an unannounced but highly anticipated opening of the first post-revolution Parliament, with President Ahmed al-Sharaa attending.

— Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2026
The watch party near the Garden has become a major event all through the playoffs, but with Trump attending, that event was moved a few blocks away outside the security perimeter, at Bryant Park.

— Stephen Whyno, Fortune, 9 June 2026

Definition of attending

Noun

Ascension stated that telehealth complements in-person care and that protocols are in place for emergencies, utilizing on-site hospitalists and other staff.

— Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 6 May 2026
Deleon is associate chief medical officer and a pediatric hospitalist at Oklahoma Children’s OU Health where there’s been a steady influx of children admitted for rotavirus over the last two months.

— Lauren Dunn, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026

Definition of hospitalist

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