as in doctor
a person specially trained in healing human medical disorders
you should always consult a physician if you develop a high fever
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Recent Examples of physician
There was barely a dry eye in the room as STAT’s Katie Palmer spoke with the Kraus family and their Mayo Clinic physician, Whitney Thompson.
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Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 20 May 2026
Drivers in this situation must carry a note signed by their physician with their medical condition and expected recovery date.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
The decision will allow physicians to administer puberty blockers and hormone therapy for teenagers experiencing gender dysphoria with the permission of their parents.
—Matthew Kelly
may 19, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
However, Mailyan billed and received payments for thousands of injections that were either never provided, administered solely for cosmetic purposes, or given to patients whose primary care physicians had not referred them for chronic migraine treatment.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
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Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 20 May 2026
Drivers in this situation must carry a note signed by their physician with their medical condition and expected recovery date.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
The decision will allow physicians to administer puberty blockers and hormone therapy for teenagers experiencing gender dysphoria with the permission of their parents.
—Matthew Kelly
may 19, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
However, Mailyan billed and received payments for thousands of injections that were either never provided, administered solely for cosmetic purposes, or given to patients whose primary care physicians had not referred them for chronic migraine treatment.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for physician
Recent Examples of Synonyms for physician
doctor
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There are doctors, like anaesthetists, who want to do things to patients.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Yet doctors eventually assured her that physical activity for a recovering pediatric leukemia patient would be beneficial to his quality of life.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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“Physician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physician. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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