as in doctor
a person specially trained in healing human medical disorders
you should always consult a physician if you develop a high fever
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Pharmaceutical companies like Novo Nordisk have also spent millions of dollars promoting their drugs to physicians.
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Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
One patient might have lesions on the face, likened to wolf bites by the 13th-century physician who gave lupus its name.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
In Alabama, if Medicare pays a physician $1 for a procedure, Medicaid pays $0.72, while private insurance pays $1.43.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Ask your physician, pharmacist, or genetic counselor whether genetic testing for medication response can inform your care.
—Ellen Matloff, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
One patient might have lesions on the face, likened to wolf bites by the 13th-century physician who gave lupus its name.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
In Alabama, if Medicare pays a physician $1 for a procedure, Medicaid pays $0.72, while private insurance pays $1.43.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Ask your physician, pharmacist, or genetic counselor whether genetic testing for medication response can inform your care.
—Ellen Matloff, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Physician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physician. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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