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physician definition

phy·si·cian (fi zis̸h′ən)

noun

  1. a person licensed to practice medicine; doctor of medicine
  2. any medical doctor other than one specializing in surgery
  3. any person or thing that heals, relieves, or comforts

Etymology: ME & OFr fisicien < L physica: see physic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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