noun
clinician
klih-NISH-un/klɪˈnɪʃn/
A healthcare professional who directly examines or treats patients.
The clinician examines the patient and discusses the next steps.
Etymology
The base names a physician who visits patients at their beds. The practitioner formation carries that bedside association into practical work with sick people, explaining the emphasis on direct patient care.
In context
an interface that a physician -- a clinician who's actually seen that set of patients that they helped enroll, can actually go back now and query that database
More examples
- A trained clinician reviewed the symptoms.
- The study collected feedback from practicing clinicians.
- She divided her time between research and work as a clinician.
Forms
clinician · clinicians
Similar words
- researcher
- May study health without directly treating patients.