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

Examples of clinician in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Electronic records have the potential to notify busy clinicians when preventive interventions are overdue, but not all systems are equally effective. Lisa Doggett, NPR, 18 June 2024 Eric Reinhart is a psychoanalytic clinician and political anthropologist of law, psychiatry, and public health. Raeghn Draper, TIME, 18 June 2024 To answer this question, clinicians are increasingly turning to blood tests that detect circulating tumor DNA, known as ctDNA. Angus Chen, STAT, 17 June 2024 In 2020, Phoenix launched a pilot program with Solari Crisis & Human Services, a statewide mental health crisis hotline, to embed a part-time clinician in the call center. Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 14 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for clinician 

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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 27 Jun. 2024.

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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