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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When clinicians see income vanish due to administrative inefficiencies, solving that friction becomes your competitive edge. Jaime Catmull, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025 The council's goals are to develop best practices for tapering off psychotropic medications to minimize risk of withdrawal symptoms and relapse, and to inform clinicians about them. Emily Corwin, NPR, 9 July 2025 But what ends up happening most of the time in prior authorizations is the health plan will say, there are certain best practices in health care that have been researched, that clinicians agree upon. Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025 Approving emergency detentions isn't the only task for clinicians with Waukesha's crisis services team, Niomi Bock, a counselor with the crisis services team told officers in the training. Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025 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 16 Jul. 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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