Definitions for: Physician


[n] a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor"



Webster (1913) Definition: Phy*si"cian, n. [OE. fisician, fisicien, OF.
physucien, a physician, in F., a natural philosopher, an
experimentalist in physics. See Physic.]
1. A person skilled in physic, or the art of healing; one
duty authorized to prescribe remedies for, and treat,
diseases; a doctor of medicine.



2. Hence, figuratively, one who ministers to moral diseases;
as, a physician of the soul.

Synonyms: doc, doctor, Dr., MD, medico

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