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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When Maya’s treating physician went to intubate her, the doctor realized there was no pediatric-sized intubation equipment available, the complaint says.
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Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
Through years in medical school and residency training physicians are imbued in the scientific method.
—Primary Care Physicians, Hartford Courant, 6 Apr. 2025
The medicinal, nutritional, social, and spiritual value of coca has been demonstrated time and again by anthropologists, botanists, and physicians working in the Andes and northwest Amazon.
—Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
But by the early 2000s, discussions shifted to concerns about physician shortages.
—Nicole McCann, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2025
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Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
Through years in medical school and residency training physicians are imbued in the scientific method.
—Primary Care Physicians, Hartford Courant, 6 Apr. 2025
The medicinal, nutritional, social, and spiritual value of coca has been demonstrated time and again by anthropologists, botanists, and physicians working in the Andes and northwest Amazon.
—Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
But by the early 2000s, discussions shifted to concerns about physician shortages.
—Nicole McCann, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Physician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physician. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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