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 key is consistency, listening to your body even when progress feels slow, and consulting with your clinician.
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Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 26 July 2025
Plus, both the Katz Institute and Rosen herself share a passion for educating future clinicians and scientists on women's unique needs.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
The new grant also will fund initiatives to train the next generation of dementia researchers and clinicians, and will deepen community ties through outreach, recruitment and public education programs, officials said.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 16 July 2025
Achieving this level of understanding often requires immersive, in-context research such as shadowing clinicians, observing real-time procedures and experiencing the constraints of healthcare settings firsthand.
—Aishwarya Suresh, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
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Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 26 July 2025
Plus, both the Katz Institute and Rosen herself share a passion for educating future clinicians and scientists on women's unique needs.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
The new grant also will fund initiatives to train the next generation of dementia researchers and clinicians, and will deepen community ties through outreach, recruitment and public education programs, officials said.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 16 July 2025
Achieving this level of understanding often requires immersive, in-context research such as shadowing clinicians, observing real-time procedures and experiencing the constraints of healthcare settings firsthand.
—Aishwarya Suresh, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinician
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Data analytics, physicians, physical therapists, athletic trainers, nutritionists, and many more collaborate to bring out the elite performance in world-class athletes.—
Mena Mirhom,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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Sono Bello allows physicians who have completed formal residencies in more than half a dozen types of surgery to apply for its fellowship.—
Fred Schulte,
Miami Herald,
29 July 2025
Noun
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Her husband even made a doctor's appointment, convinced something was terribly wrong.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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Sharp pain in your eye that persists, worsens, or accompanies other symptoms should be evaluated by an eye doctor or other healthcare provider to determine the cause and proper treatment.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Some of us suspected this was coming last year when Jules got all starstruck over the cardio attendings and later told Winston off for being dismissive about professional cuddlers.—
Laura Bradley,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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Wyle, a five-time Emmy nominee for his role as Dr. John Carter, plays a different ER attending, Dr. Michael Robinavitch (aka Dr. Robby).—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
9 Apr. 2025
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The study found that patients of hospitalists who placed in the top quartile of a professional exam from the American Board of Internal Medicine were nearly 8% less likely to die within a week than the patients of doctors with the lowest-quartile scores.—
Michael L. Millenson,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Her journey from hospitalist to a leader in lifestyle medicine is driven by a powerful belief that health is determined by the total quality of one's life.—
Kyle J. Russell,
USA TODAY,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Clinician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinician. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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