clinician
Any healthcare practitioner working at the point of care, in clinical practiceAny healthcare practitioner working at the point of care, in clinical practice (e.g., physicians in clinical medicine, nurses in nursing practice, or allied health providers in practice).
» Please instruct the patient to visit a clinician.
Meaning
2 sensesAny healthcare practitioner working at the point of care, in clinical practice (e.g., physicians in clinical medicine, nurses in nursing practice, or allied health providers in practice).
Klinikmitarbeiter, Klinikangestellter, Krankenhausarzt
клиници́стklinicíst, клиници́сткаklinicístka
клініци́стklinicýst
(US)Someone who conducts a clinic; an expert or skilled practitioner in a particular field, such as business or education. In this sense, a clinician is someone who provides practical advice or hands-on assistance to others in a specific area of expertise. For example, a business clinician might be an experienced consultant who helps companies improve their operations, while an education clinician might be a skilled teacher who provides professional development and support to other educators.
- a practitioner (of medicine or psychology) who does clinical work instead of laboratory experiments
Examples
3 sentencesPlease instruct the patient to visit a clinician.
She was a much better clinician than researcher.
The clinicians discussed each patient during their hospital rounds.
Translations
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Origin
From French clinicien, equivalent to clinic + -ian.From French clinicien, equivalent to clinic + -ian.
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Forms
plural: clinicians| Singular | clinician |
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