clinician
noun
cli·ni·cian
kli-ˈni-shən 
Examples of clinician in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
This increase in cost ratio is due to compression in clinician pay packages.
—
Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
In the meantime, the results provide new evidence that clinicians and patients, when making decisions about testing for sleep apnea and treating it, should consider the possibility that untreated sleep apnea causes or exacerbates dementia.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Honig also sees potential for off-label use to try to stave off symptoms in people with high levels of brain amyloid and knows of clinicians who have prescribed it for this purpose.
—Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 29 Oct. 2024
The massive popularity of the new weight-loss drugs is set against this evolving understanding—researchers, clinicians and pediatricians are reevaluating how and when to manage weight.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 25 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for clinician 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
In the meantime, the results provide new evidence that clinicians and patients, when making decisions about testing for sleep apnea and treating it, should consider the possibility that untreated sleep apnea causes or exacerbates dementia.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Honig also sees potential for off-label use to try to stave off symptoms in people with high levels of brain amyloid and knows of clinicians who have prescribed it for this purpose.
—Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 29 Oct. 2024
The massive popularity of the new weight-loss drugs is set against this evolving understanding—researchers, clinicians and pediatricians are reevaluating how and when to manage weight.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 25 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for clinician
Dictionary Entries Near clinician
Cite this Entry
“Clinician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clinician. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationMedical Definition
clinician
noun
cli·ni·cian
klin-ˈish-ən
: 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
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share