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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Recent Examples of physician
Broward Health, which mainly serves central and northern Broward County, is one of the 10 largest public health systems in the country, with five hospitals and more than 50 health centers and physician practices.
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Miami Herald, 2 July 2025
Though the legislature has broadened its focus in recent years beyond just hospitals, looking at pharmacy benefit managers, physician noncompetes and price transparency, legislation targeting hospital bills have proven some of the toughest to negotiate.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Some want to see basic protections for contraception and in-vitro fertilization treatments codified into law, or more authority given to physicians to care for women with unviable pregnancies.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Paying physicians to speak to other physicians is a strategy that works for companies, according to Brandon David Lewis Marshall, professor of epidemiology at Brown University, who's researched opioid makers' payments to doctors.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Miami Herald, 2 July 2025
Though the legislature has broadened its focus in recent years beyond just hospitals, looking at pharmacy benefit managers, physician noncompetes and price transparency, legislation targeting hospital bills have proven some of the toughest to negotiate.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Some want to see basic protections for contraception and in-vitro fertilization treatments codified into law, or more authority given to physicians to care for women with unviable pregnancies.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Paying physicians to speak to other physicians is a strategy that works for companies, according to Brandon David Lewis Marshall, professor of epidemiology at Brown University, who's researched opioid makers' payments to doctors.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for physician
doctor
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Kennedy praised that doctor and his methods in a visit to the region.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
8 July 2025
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Drawing from obscure archival material, the episode outlines how a group of Dutch experts, most of them doctors and chemists, helped improve and formalise distillation techniques in Scotland.—
Felipe Schrieberg,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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“Physician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physician. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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