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physician
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
physician
(noun)
physician–assisted suicide
(noun)
physician's assistant
(noun)
physician assistant
(noun)
physician
/fə
ˈ
zɪʃən/
noun
plural
physicians
physician
/fə
ˈ
zɪʃən/
noun
plural
physicians
Britannica Dictionary definition of PHYSICIAN
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chiefly US, somewhat formal
:
a medical doctor
especially
:
a medical doctor who is not a surgeon
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