clinician

noun

cli·​ni·​cian kli-ˈni-shən How to pronounce clinician (audio)
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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Policymakers, innovators and clinicians must align efforts to ensure technology is accessible, preventative care is prioritized and consumers are empowered to lead healthier lives. Trisha Swift, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024 This new body of clinical evidence means that, in 2025, clinicians will increasingly prescribe nature instead of prescribing drugs. Kathy Willis, WIRED, 28 Dec. 2024 The deputies’ and clinicians’ pleas came five weeks after they were each charged with a single felony count of elder or dependent adult abuse in Monk’s death, which happened amid a decade-long run of dozens of in-custody fatalities at the Santa Rita Jail. Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 16 Dec. 2024 The most reliable information typically comes from clinicians and PhDs who are genuine experts in their fields, backing their claims with clinical studies rather than just personal experience. Jon Bier, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for clinician 

Word History

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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clinician. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.

Medical Definition

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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