as in physician
a medical professional who works directly with patients rather than in a laboratory or as a researcher
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Recent Examples of clinician
This new body of clinical evidence means that, in 2025, clinicians will increasingly prescribe nature instead of prescribing drugs.
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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
Taking both measurements could give clinicians a fuller picture of that person’s health.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 10 Dec. 2024
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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
Taking both measurements could give clinicians a fuller picture of that person’s health.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinician
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Sistrunk, for whom Northwest Sixth Street was renamed in 1971, succeeded Dr. Henry H. Green in 1922 as a physician dedicated to treating Black patients.Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
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Trump can right this wrong by providing physicians and families with full transparency about the sorry state of the medical research and protecting children from being subjected to further experimentation and pain.Roy Eappen, National Review, 4 Jan. 2025
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The medical examiner’s office will first use dental records to make an identification, although that requires doctors to have some idea of who the person is, Ukpo said.Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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My doctor, however, didn't understate the situation.Eldiara Doucette, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Every member of this person’s care team—from nurses and social workers to residents and attendings—nodded in agreement.Zoe Adams, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2024
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More interns sleep together in the closet than attendings!Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2024
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Her journey from hospitalist to a leader in lifestyle medicine is driven by a powerful belief that health is determined by the total quality of one's life.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025
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Five hospitalists from Washington Regional volunteer their time and are available on-call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, said Solomon Burchfield, program director at New Beginnings.Stacy Ryburn, arkansasonline.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Clinician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinician. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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