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phy⋅si⋅cian

  [fi-zish-uhn]
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–noun
1. a person who is legally qualified to practice medicine; doctor of medicine.
2. a person engaged in general medical practice, as distinguished from one specializing in surgery.
3. a person who is skilled in the art of healing.
Origin:
1175–1225; physic + -ian (see -ician ); r. ME fisicien < OF

Related forms:
phy⋅si⋅cian⋅ly, adjective
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phy·si·cian   (fĭ-zĭsh'ən)   
n.  

  1. A person licensed to practice medicine; a medical doctor.

  2. A person who practices general medicine as distinct from surgery.

  3. A person who heals or exerts a healing influence.


[Middle English fisicien, from Old French, from fisique, medical science; see physic.]
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Word Origin & History

physician 
c.1225, fisicien, from O.Fr. fisicien "physician" (12c., Mod.Fr. physicien means "physicist"), from fisique "art of healing," from L. physica "natural science" (see physic).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: phy·si·cian
Pronunciation: f&-'zish-&n
Function: noun
: a skilled health-care professional trained and licensed to practicemedicine; specifically : a doctor of medicine or osteopathy
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

physician phy·si·cian (fĭ-zĭsh'ən)
n.
Abbr. phys.


  1. Abbr. phys. A person licensed to practice medicine; a medical doctor.

  2. A person who practices general medicine as distinct from surgery.

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Bible Dictionary

Physician

Asa, afflicted with some bodily malady, "sought not to the Lord but to the physicians" (2 Chr. 16:12). The "physicians" were those who "practised heathen arts of magic, disavowing recognized methods of cure, and dissociating the healing art from dependence on the God of Israel. The sin of Asa was not, therefore, in seeking medical advice, as we understand the phrase, but in forgetting Jehovah."

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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