clinician

noun

cli·​ni·​cian kli-ˈni-shən How to pronounce clinician (audio)
Synonyms of clinician
1
: a person qualified in the clinical practice of medicine, psychiatry, or psychology as distinguished from one specializing in laboratory or research techniques or in theory
2
: a person who conducts a clinic

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Ask your clinician which levers, dietary, behavioral or pharmaceutical, fit your specific numbers. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026 Measure your numbers, work with a clinician and stop treating hormone health as something to hide. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026 Yet since the American Medical Association Code of Ethics explicitly forbids physician participation in capital punishment, executions are rarely, if ever, performed by expert clinicians. — Dr. Jacob Appel, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026 Although the problem warrants a systemic fix, the best short-term solution is for hospitals to create more nuanced documentation tools, and for clinicians to exercise judgment when using them. — Leah Pierson, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for clinician

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First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of clinician was in 1875

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clinician

noun
cli·​ni·​cian klin-ˈish-ən How to pronounce clinician (audio)
: an individual qualified in the clinical practice of medicine, psychiatry, or psychology as distinguished from one specializing in laboratory or research techniques or in theory

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