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How to pronounce physician:

Definition of physician:

physician (noun):
a medical doctor
a licensed medical practitioner.
a person trained in the art of healing
a health-care professional (such as a dermatologist, internist, pediatrician, or urologist) who has earned a medical degree, is clinically experienced, and is licensed to practice medicine as usually distinguished from surgery a doctor of medicine or a doctor of osteopathic medicine

Synonyms for physician:

internnurseresidentsurgeongastroenterologistdoctorquackhealerveterinariandoc
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Antonyms for physician:

patient

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