physician
A medical doctor trained in human medicineA medical doctor trained in human medicine.
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» Tom is studying to become a physician's assistant.
Том вчиться на помічника лікаря. — oromashka · CC BY 2.0 FR
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Examples
96 sentencesTom is studying to become a physician's assistant.
Том вчиться на помічника лікаря. — oromashka · CC BY 2.0 FR
I thought Tom was a physician.
deIch dachte, Tom wäre Arzt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I thought that Tom was a physician.
deIch dachte, Tom wäre Arzt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Meaning
2 sensesA medical doctor trained in human medicine.
Arzt, Ärztin, Mediziner
врачvrač, врачи́хаvračíxa, до́кторdóktor
лі́карlíkar, до́кторdóktor, ме́дикmédyk
a licensed medical practitioner
A practitioner of physic, i.e. a specialist in internal medicine, especially as opposed to a surgeon; a practitioner who treats with medication rather than with surgery.
Origin
From Middle English fisicien, from Old French fisicïen (“physician”) (modern French physicFrom Middle English fisicien, from Old French fisicïen (“physician”) (modern French physicien (“physicist”)), from fisique (“art of healing”), from Latin physica (“natural science”), from Ancient Greek φυσική ἐπιστήμη (phusikḗ epistḗmē, “knowledge of nature”), from φυσικός (phusikós, “pertaining to nature”). Displaced native Middle English læche, leche, archaic English leech (“physician”). Morphologically physic + -ian.
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Forms
plural: physicians| Singular | physician |
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Synonyms
5 synonymsWord family
21 related wordsSee also
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