physician

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phy·si·cian /fəˈzɪʃən/ ●●○ noun [countable]  especially American English formalMN a doctor 医生► see thesaurus at doctor

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physician• In the epidemic of 1916, physicians could do little more for the thousands who fell ill than advise bed rest.• If used at all, over-the-counter hormones should be used carefully and conservatively in consultation with a physician.• Also patrons of barbers, doctors, druggists, physicians, and surgeons.• When a patient first meets the examining physician, he or she almost invariably is somewhat anxious.• Significantly, almost 66 % of the patients reported previously seeking treatment from other physicians for their erectile dysfunction.• People with heart problems should talk to their physician before making the trip.• Ask the pharmacist and / or your physician if any of the ingredients are known to affect sleep.

phy·si·cian nounChineseSyllable  

Corpus a doctor

physician
phy‧si‧cian /fəˈzɪʃən, fɪˈzɪʃən/ noun [countable]
especially American English formal a doctor
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ doctor someone who treats people who are ill, who has completed a long course of study at medical school: If you have bad chest pains, you should see a doctor.
   ▪ GP British English a doctor who is trained in general medicine and who treats the people who live in a local area: My GP told me that I must lose weight.
   ▪ physician /fəˈzɪʃən, fɪˈzɪʃən/ formal especially American English a doctor: the American physician, Dr James Tyler Kent
   ▪ quack informal someone who pretends to be a doctor: My father felt that people practicing alternative medicine were just a bunch of quacks.
   ▪ the medical profession doctors and nurses considered as a group: This view is widely accepted among the medical profession.
   ▪ surgeon /ˈsɜːdʒən $ ˈsɜːr-/ a doctor who does operations in a hospital: One of the world’s top heart surgeons performed the operation.
   ▪ specialist a doctor with special knowledge about a particular illness, part of the body, or type of treatment: The new drug is being tested by cancer specialists. | an eye specialist
   ▪ consultant British English a very senior doctor in a hospital, with a lot of knowledge about a particular area of medicine: The consultant said that he did not think it was cancer.
   ▪ paramedic someone who has been trained to treat sick or injured people, especially at the scene of an accident: Paramedics treated him for shock.
   ▪ vet (also veterinarian especially American English) a doctor who treats animals: We took the cat to the vet.
   ▪ paediatrician British English, pediatrician American English a doctor who treats children who are sick
   ▪ gynaecologist British English, gynecologist American English a doctor who treats medical conditions and illnesses that affect women’s bodies
   ▪ obstetrician a doctor who deals with the birth of children
   ▪ radiographer someone whose job is to take X-rays or to treat people using an X-ray machine

phys·icianBrE /fɪˈzɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /fɪˈzɪʃn/ 🔊 noun (especially NAmE) a doctor, especially one who is a specialist in general medicine and not surgery 医师；（尤指）内科医生  ➡  compare surgeon HELP This word is now old-fashioned in BrE. Doctor or GP is used instead. 在英式英语中，本词现已过时，而代之以 doctor 或 GP。