Physician Definition
A practitioner of physic, i.e. a specialist in internal medicine, especially as opposed to a surgeon; a practitioner who treats with medication rather than with surgery.
Other Word Forms of Physician
Noun
Origin of Physician
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From Middle English fisicien, from Old French fisicïen (“physician"), from fisique (“art of healing"), from Latin physica (“natural science"), from Ancient Greek φυσική ἐπιστήμη (phusikÄ“ epistÄ“mÄ“, “knowledge of nature"), from φυσικός (phusikos, “pertaining to nature"). Displaced native Middle English læche, leche, archaic Modern English leech "physician" (from Old English lǣċe (“physician, medical doctor")).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English fisicien from Old French from fisique medical science physic
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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