B2nounformalhealth
US/fɪˈzɪʃ.ən/
UK/fɪˈzɪʃ.ən/
a medical doctor, especially one who treats illness without surgery
In context
Ask your physician before starting a new exercise program.
She works as a physician at a small hospital near Đà Lạt.
The hospital is struggling to hire enough physicians for night shifts.
Words that go with physician
noun + noun
- family physicianEvery child in the program sees a family physician once a year.
- primary care physicianYour primary care physician can refer you to a specialist.
verb + noun
- consult a physicianConsult a physician if the rash spreads or you develop a fever.
adjective + noun
- practicing physicianHe is still a practicing physician at the age of seventy.
- senior physicianA senior physician checked the results before the patient went home.