Physician

Definition: Physician

Physician

Noun

1. A licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor".

Date "physician" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Etymology: Physician \Phy*si"cian\, noun. [from Old English expression fisician, fisicien, Old French physucien, physician, in F., natural philosopher, an experimentalist in physics. See Physic.]. (Websters 1913)

Domain	Definitions
Satire	PHYSICIAN, n. One upon whom we set our hopes when ill and our dogs when well. Source: Devil's Dictionary.
Bible	Physician Asa, afflicted with some bodily malady, "sought not to the Lord but to the physicians" (2 Chr. 16:12). The "physicians" were those who "practised heathen arts of magic, disavowing recognized methods of cure, and dissociating the healing art from dependence on the God of Israel. The sin of Asa was not, therefore, in seeking medical advice, as we understand the phrase, but in forgetting Jehovah." Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.
Literature	Physician The Beloved Physician. Lucius, supposed to be St. Luke, the evangelist (Col. iv. 14). The Prince of Physicians. Avicenna, the Arabian (980-1037). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

A physician is a person who practices medicine. The term "physician" is traditional and still commonly used in the United States, but in the United Kingdom and Australia the term is not used - instead they are called a "doctor" (a term also used in the US). Often also called a "medical physician".

Related titles are "veterinarian", used for one who cures diseases in animals, and "biologist", used for one who studies the life sciences in general. But the term is correctly used only when applied to doctors.

In most jurisdictions nowadays, physicians need government permission to practise their profession. This is known as licensing in the United States, as colegiation in Spain, as men'kyo in Japan and as registration in Australia.

Titles for specialised physicians include:

anesthesiologist
cardiologist
dermatologist
family physician
general practitioner
gynaecologist and andrologist.
internist
neurologist
obstetrician
ophthalmologist
pediatrician
psychiatrist
radiologist
surgeon

Synonyms: Physician

Synonyms: doc (n), doctor (n), medico (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Advice	Physician, doctor, leech, archiater.
Remedy	Doctor, physician, surgeon; medical practitioner, general practitioner, specialist; medical attendant, apothecary, druggist; leech; osteopath, osteopathist; optometrist, ophthalmologist; internist, oncologist, gastroenterologist; epidemiologist, public health specialist; dermatologist; podiatrist; witch doctor, shaman, faith healer, quack, exorcist; Aesculapius, Hippocrates, Galen; accoucheur, accoucheuse, midwife, oculist, aurist; operator; nurse, registered nurse, practical nurse, monthly nurse, sister; nurse's aide, candystriper; dresser; bonesetter; pharmaceutist, pharmacist, druggist, chemist, pharmacopolist.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Beyond the fact that you are a brilliant Jewish physician who was born in Hungary and studied for a while in Paris, and that certain radical theories of yours have alienated the respectable medical community so that you have severed your connections with various hospitals and branches of the medical fraternity, beyond this I can deduce little. (The Seven-Per-Cent Solution; writing credit: Arthur Conan Doyle; Nicholas Meyer) ---tell him that Ramon went to the clinic today, and I found out that I have, um, herpes simplex 10, and I think Victor should go check himself out with his physician to make sure everything is fine before things start falling off on the man. (Beverly Hills Cop; writing credit: Danilo Bach; Daniel Petrie Jr.)
Movie/TV Titles	The Physician (1928)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	A&L Review for Physician Assistants (reference) The Physician (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Cleveland Physician (reference) Hospital Physician (reference) Minnesota Physician (reference) Modern Physician (reference) New Physician (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Physician Assisted Suicide (reference) Computed Tomography for the Emergency Physician (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Pictured is a physician using a remotely controlled endoscope. He is looking through a microscope-like eyepiece to monitor his actions while using small brushes and knives to take a biopsy.Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).		Seen is a physician using a bronchoscope which is a flexible tube with a light inside and is inserted into the patient's trachea. Doctors can view inside the body through the tube allowing easier access to removal of tumors.Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.
	A female physician takes the blood pressure of a black woman patient. There is also a head shot of the patient. See artwork: GR-42.Credit: Bill Branson (photographer).		The photo shows a librarian seated at a computer working with PDQ, while a physician examines a print-out.Credit: Bill Branson (photographer).
	Several nurses in a nurses' station, two of which are working on a computer accessing PDQ. Physicians Data Query was designed by the National Cancer Institute to help physicians and patients obtain information on protocols, physician referrals and clinics using the most up-to-date cancer treatments.Credit: Bill Branson.		Physician and nurse examining an elderly patient in the home.Credit: CDC.
	Physician in field checking immunization reaction of young man vaccinated during smallpox epidemic in Kosovo, Yugoslavia, March/April 1972.Credit: CDC.		English physician Edward Jenner was an early pioneer in the development of smallpox vaccination. In 1796 he discovered that inoculation with cowpox gave immunity to smallpox. By 1801 over 100,000 persons in England had been vaccinated.Credit: CDC.
	The United States Marine Hospital at Chelsea. The building was made of stone and built in 1827. Patients were sick and disabled seamen. Although run by the revenue collector of Boston and Charlestown, a physician and surgeon were appointed by the President of the United States. In: Historical Collections ... of Every Town in Massachusetts. 1841.Credit: America's Coastlines.		Figure 45. Rung bathometer, designed by Captain George Rung of the Danish Meteorological Institute. It was a new type of pneumatic sounding device based on the principle advanced by the physician Kristian Prytz, also a Dane. It was considered an advancement on the Thompson tube. Depending on modifications, it could be used from 0 to 200 meters, or from two to three times deeper.Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
Benjamin Franklin	He's the best physician that knows the worthlessness of the most medicines.
Claudius Galen	Employment is nature's physician, and is essential to human happiness.
George Herbert	Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer.
John Donne	I observe the physician with the same diligence as the disease.
Matthew Prior	Cured yesterday of my disease, I died last night of my physician.
Oliver Wendell Holmes	What I call a good patient is one who, having found a good physician, sticks to him till he dies.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge	He is the best physician who is the most ingenious inspirer of hope.
Sir William Osler	The first duties of the physician is to educate the masses not to take medicine.
Thomas Fuller	He who cures a disease may be the skillfullest, but he that prevents it is the safest physician.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
Communist Manifesto	1848	It has converted the physician, the lawyer, the priest, the poet, the man of science, into its paid wage labourers. (reference)
Roe v. Wade	1973	A licensed physician (Hallford), who had two state abortion prosecutions pending against him, was permitted to intervene. (reference)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Scarlet Letter	Hawthorne, Nathaniel	All this time, Roger Chillingworth was looking at the minister with the grave and intent regard of a physician towards his patient.
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	Happily, the physician had come and had been apprised of this.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Treatment must be prescribed by a physician. (references)
		Ask when your child's physician should be called. (references)
		Antinausea medicines may be prescribed by the physician. (references)
Business		HAD care is available 24 hours a day, and is supervised by a physician chosen by the patient. (references)
		Import documentation should be signed by a Technical Director who may be a physician, a biochemist, an engineer, etc. Depending on the product imported. (references)
		A medical history record signed by the presiding physician must be submitted as well as any additional information requested by ANMAT (such as location, purpose, local contacts, etc.). (references)
Children	Malaysia	In August 1999, a physician who studies child abuse acknowledged publicly that sexual abuse of children occurred in the country. (references)
	Australia	In 1998 the Government made it illegal for a physician to conduct sterilization of a minor without authorization from the Family Court. (references)
Human Rights	Canada	If deemed necessary, a cavity search must be performed by a physician at a medical facility, and only with consent or by court order. (references)
Travel	Uruguay	International travelers are advised to contact their local public health department, physician or travel agent at least two weeks prior to departure to obtain current information on health requirements. (references)
	Pakistan	Travelers to Pakistan should check with their physician or the local office of the U.S. Public Health Service for information on any unusual circumstances that might necessitate additional protection. (references)
	Nigeria	Visitors should consult their physician or local health authorities about the current inoculations recommended and required before a visit to Nigeria. (references)
Women	Armenia	Prostitution is not illegal, and according to anecdotal evidence, most prostitutes stopped by police simply are sent to a hospital or physician for a medical check-up. (references)
	Afghanistan	In most regions, there was less than 1 physician per 10,000 persons. (references)
Worker Rights	Slovak Republic	For hazardous employment, workers undergo medical screening under the supervision of a physician. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	TRICHINOSIS, n. The pig's reply to proponents of porcophagy. Moses Mendlessohn having fallen ill sent for a Christian physician, who at once diagnosed the philosopher's disorder as trichinosis, but tactfully gave it another name. "You need and immediate change of diet," he said; "you must eat six ounces of pork every other day." "Pork?" shrieked the patient -- "pork? Nothing shall induce me to touch it!" "Do you mean that?" the doctor gravely asked. "I swear it!" "Good! -- then I will undertake to cure you."
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Michael Chertoff	That's correct. And a lot of people consider him to be the kind of brains or the philosopher behind bin Laden's organization. He is a physician, he's from Egypt, he is someone who has been a radical terrorist for a long period of time.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

"Physician" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 98.20% of the time. "Physician" is used about 500 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	98.2%	491	12,205
Noun (proper)	1.8%	9	117,287
Total	100.00%	500	N/A

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "physician".
Name	Gender	Language	Meaning
Asa	N/A	Biblical	Physician
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "physician": attending physician ♦ Botanic physician ♦ Consulting physician ♦ Eclectic physician ♦ head physician ♦ house physician ♦ licensed and registered physician ♦ Physician Assistants ♦ Physician Corporation of America ♦ Physician Data Query ♦ Physician Executives ♦ Physician Impairment ♦ physician in ordinary ♦ Physician Incentive Plans ♦ Physician Payment Review Commission ♦ Physician Self-Referral ♦ referring physician ♦ resident physician ♦ residential physician ♦ visiting physician. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "physician": physician-botanist, physician-elderly, physician-extraordinary, physician-general, physician-in-ordinary, Physician-Nurse, Physician-Nurse Relations, physician-patient, physician-patient privilege, Physician-Patient Relations.
	Ending with "physician": Hospital-Physician, patient-physician, priest-physician, pub-spy-cum-physician.
	Containing "physician": Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures, Hospital-Physician Relations.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "physician"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaan		dokter (doctor), arts (doctor). (various references)

Albanian		mjek (doctor, leech, medic, medico), doktor (Doc, doctor, medic). (various references)

Arabic		‏حكيم (canny, clever, compos mentis, discreet, doctor, judicious, philosopher, politic, provident, prudent, sage, sapient, well advised, wise, wise man), ‏الطبيب. (various references)

Basque		mediku (doctor). (various references)

Bulgarian		терапевт (therapeutist, therapist), лекар (consultant, doctor, leech). (various references)

Catalan		doctor (doctor). (various references)

Chinese		医师. (various references)

Czech		lékař (doctor), doktor (doctor). (various references)

Danish		læge (doctor). (various references)

Dutch		medicus (doctor), geneesheer (doctor), dokter (doctor), arts (doctor). (various references)

Esperanto		kuracisto (doctor). (various references)

Faeroese		lækni (doctor). (various references)

Farsi		پزشک (Medic, Medico). (various references)

Finnish		lääkäri (doctor, medical officer, surgeon). (various references)

French		médecin. (various references)

Frisian		dokter (doctor). (various references)

German		Arzt (doctor, male doctor, medical practitioner, specialist), Mediziner (doctor, medic). (various references)

Greek		γιατρόσ (doctor, medico), ιατρόσ (healer, medic, medicineman). (various references)

Hebrew		אסיא (doctor), רופא (doctor, healer, medico). (various references)

Hungarian		orvos (doctor, leech, medical man, medico, sawbones). (various references)

Icelandic		læknir (doctor). (various references)

Indonesian		dokter (doctor). (various references)

Irish		dochtúir (doctor). (various references)

Italian		medico (doctor, dr., medic, medical, medico, practitioner), dottore (doc, doctor, dr., graduate, master). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		医師 (doctor), 内科医 (internist). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ないかい (bay, inland sea, inlet, inner sphere, inner world, internist), いし (chair, couch, death by hanging, doctor, dying wish, having a person under one's control, intention, office, position, posthumous child, purpose, ruins, seat, stone, volition, will). (various references)

Korean		의사. (various references)

Malay		tabib (doctor). (various references)

Manx		lhee (doctor, more, pigment, pigmentation, with her), fer lhee (doctor, leech, medical practitioner, surgeon). (various references)

Norwegian		dokter (doctor). (various references)

Occitan		metge (doctor). (various references)

Papiamen		dòkto (doctor), dòkter (doctor). (various references)

Pig Latin		ysicianphay

Polish		lekarz (doctor). (various references)

Portuguese		médico (blood sucker, doctor, dressing, healing, medicable, medical, medico, pewter, practician, praedial). (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian		médico. (various references)

Romanian		medic (Doc, doctor, medical man, medico), doctor (adept, d., doctor, leech, master, pill, pillbox, surgeon). (various references)

Russian		врач (doctor, hakeem, hakim, house-physician, hypnotherapist, medic, resident physician). (various references)

Scottish		lighiche (a physician, leech, surgeon), léigh (a physician, surgeon). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		lekar (general practitioner, medic), doktor (doc, doctor, dr, md). (various references)

Spanish		médico (doctor, medic, medical, medico, surgeon), doctor (Doc, doctor). (various references)

Sranan		datra (doctor). (various references)

Swahili		mganga (doctor), daktari (doctor). (various references)

Swedish		läkare (doctor, medic, medico, sawbones). (various references)

Turkish		hekim (doctor), doktor (Doc, doctor, healer, leech, medic, medico, medico-, therapist). (various references)

Ukranian		цілитель, лікар (aesculapius, apothecary, doctor, medic). (various references)

Welsh		meddyg (doctor). (various references)

Yucatec		ts'ats'aak (doctor). (various references)

Zulu		udokotela (doctor). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Sumerian	3100 BCE-2500 BCE	a-zu. (various references)
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	medicus. (various references)
Avestan	200-600	baêshaza. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Luke Chapter 5, Verse 31
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai apokriqeiV o ihsouV eipen proV autouV ou creian ecousin oi ugiainonteV iatrou all oi kakwV econteV
Latin	405	Vulgate	Et respondens Iesus dixit ad illos non egent qui sani sunt medico sed qui male habent
Old English	990	West Saxon	þa andswarude se hælend and cwæþ to him; Ne beþurfon læces þa ðe hale synd: ac þa ðe unhælþe habbaþ;
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And Jhesus answeride, and seide to hem, Thei that ben hoole han no nede to a leche, but thei that ben sijke;
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Iesus answered and sayde vnto the: They yt are whole nede not of ye phisicion: but they yt are sicke.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And Jesus answering, said to them, They that are well need not a physician; but they that are sick.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And Jesus, answering, said to them, Those who are well have no need of a medical man, but those who are ill.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Luke Chapter 5, Verse 31
Cebuano	Ug si Jesus sa mingtubag mingon kanila: Ang mga maayog lawas wala magkinahanglan sa mananambal; kondili ang mga masakiton.
Chinese	耶穌對他們說、無病的人用不著醫生．有病的人纔用得著。
Croatian	Isus im odgovori: "Ne treba zdravima lijeènika, nego bolesnima.
Danish	Og Jesus svarede og sagde til dem: "De raske trænge ikke til Læge, men de syge.
Dutch	En Jezus, antwoordende, zeide tot hen: Die gezond zijn, hebben den medicijnmeester niet van node, maar die ziek zijn.
Finnish	Jeesus vastasi ja sanoi heille: "Eivät terveet tarvitse parantajaa, vaan sairaat.
French	Jésus, prenant la parole, leur dit: Ce ne sont pas ceux qui se portent bien qui ont besoin de médecin, mais les malades.
German	Und Jesus antwortete und sprach zu ihnen: Die Gesunden bedürfen des Arztes nicht, sondern die Kranken.
Hungarian	És felelvén Jézus, monda nékik: Az egészségeseknek nincs szükségük orvosra, hanem a betegeknek.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Yesus menjawab, "Orang yang sehat tidak memerlukan dokter; hanya orang yang sakit saja.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Maka Yesus pun menjawab serta berkata kepada mereka itu, "Orang yang sehat itu tiada perlukan tabib, hanyalah orang yang sakit.
Manx Gaelic	As dreggyr Yeesey as dooyrt eh roo, Cha vel feme ocsyn ta slane er yn er-lhee: agh ec sleih chingey.
Maori	Na ka whakahoki a Ihu, ka mea ki a ratou, Kahore he aha o nga tangata ora e meatia ai e te rata, engari o te hunga e mate ana.
Norwegian	Og Jesus svarte og sa til dem: De friske trenger ikke til læge, men de som har ondt;
Portuguese	Respondeu-lhes Jesus: Não necessitam de médico os sãos, mas sim os enfermos;
Rumanian	Isus a luat cuvkntul wi le -a zis: ,,Nu cei sqnqtowi au trebuinyq de doftor, ci cei bolnavi.
Shuar	Tutai Jesus aimkiamiayi "Shuar jaachu pénker ainiana nu ¿Tsuákratniun atsumainiawak? Antsu jaa ainia nu Tsuákratniun atsumainiawai.
Spanish	Respondiendo Jesús les dijo: --Los sanos no tienen necesidad de médico, sino los que están enfermos.
Swahili	Yesu akawajibu, "Wenye afya hawahitaji daktari, lakini wanaomhitaji ni wale walio wagonjwa.
Swedish	Då svarade Jesus och sade till dem: "De är icke de friska som behöva läkare, utan de sjuka.
Uma	Na'uli' Yesus mpo'uli' -raka: "Tauna to uma peda', uma mingki' rapokulii'. Tauna to peda' -wadi-hawo to paraluu rapokulii'.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "physician": physicians. (additional references)
	Words ending with "physician": metaphysician, nonphysician. (additional references)
	Words containing "physician": metaphysicians, nonphysicians. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Physician" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: phisician, phistiki, phsician, phycician, phylisan, phynician, Physalia, physecian, physhyian, physicaian, physicain, physican, physiccan, physicial, Physicienne, Physiocrat, physisian, physitian. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "physician" (pronounced fuzi"shun)
6	-u z i" sh u n	acquisition, composition, deposition, disposition, exposition, imposition, inquisition, juxtaposition, opposition, position, predisposition, presupposition, proposition, reimposition, reposition, requisition, supposition.
5	-z i" sh u n	decomposition, musician, transition.
4	-i" sh u n	abolition, academician, addition, admission, admonition, ambition, ammunition, apparition, attrition, audition, clinician, coalition, cognition, commission, competition, condition, contrition, decommission, definition, demolition, dentition, dietitian, edition, electrician, emission, erudition, exhibition, expedition, extradition, fission, fruition, geriatrician, ignition, inhibition, intermission, intuition, logician, magician, malnutrition, mathematician, mission, mortician, munition, nutrition, obstetrician, omission, optician, partition, patrician, pediatrician, permission, petition, politician, precondition, preignition, premonition, prohibition, recognition, recondition, redefinition, remission, rendition, repetition, retransmission, rhetorician, sedition, statistician, submission, superstition, suspicion, tactician, technician, theoretician, titian, tradition, transmission, tuition, volition.
3	-sh u n	abbreviation, abdication, abduction, aberration, abomination, abortion, abrogation, absolution, absorption, abstraction, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, action, activation, adaptation, addiction, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoption, adoration, adulation, advection, advocation, affectation, affection, affiliation, affirmation, affliction, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, auction, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, benediction, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, caption, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, circumspection, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cohabitation, collaboration, collection, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, compilation, completion, complexion, complication, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, conceptualization, concession, conciliation, concoction, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, conduction, confabulation, confection, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conjunction, connection, conniption, connotation, conscription, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constitution, constriction, construction, consultation, consummation, consumption, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, convection, convention, conversation, conviction, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correction, correlation, corroboration, corruption, counterrevolution, creation, cremation, criminalization, crucifixion, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, deception, decertification, decimation, declaration, decompression, deconstruction, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, deduction, defamation, defection, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depiction, depletion, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, dereliction, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, devotion, dictation, diction, differentiation, diffraction, digression, dilatation, dilation, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, discoloration, disconnection, discontinuation, discretion, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinfection, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, dysfunction, echolocation, edification, education, egyptian, ejaculation, ejection, elaboration, elation, election, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emotion, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erection, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, eviction, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaction, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extinction, extortion, extraction, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, faction, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, fiction, figuration, filtration, fixation, flexion, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fraction, fragmentation, freshen, friction, frustration, fumigation, function, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gumption, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hessian, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, imperfection, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inaction, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inception, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, induction, industrialization, infarction, infatuation, infection, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, inflection, infliction, information, infraction, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, injection, injunction, innovation, inoculation, inscription, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspection, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instruction, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, insurrection, integration, intensification, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intersection, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, introduction, introspection, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, junction, jurisdiction, justification, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liposuction, liquefaction, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, lotion, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malfunction, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, midsection, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misconception, miscreation, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misperception, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonfiction, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, objection, obligation, observation, obsession, obstruction, occupation, ocean, operation, oppression, optimization, option, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overconsumption, overexpansion, overpopulation, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, passion, pasteurization, penetration, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, perforation, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, portion, possession, potion, precaution, precession, precipitation, preconception, predestination, prediction, predilection, preelection, preemption, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, production, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, projection, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, propulsion, proration, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protection, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaction, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recollection, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, reconstruction, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reflection, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinspection, reintegration, reinterpretation, reintroduction, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejection, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remuneration, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, replication, repossession, representation, repression, reproduction, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, restriction, resumption, resurrection, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retraction, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanction, sanitation, saponification, satisfaction, saturation, secession, secretion, section, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, seduction, segmentation, segregation, selection, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subscription, subsection, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, subtraction, suburbanization, succession, suction, suffocation, summation, superstation, suppression, suspension, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, titillation, toleration, traction, transaction, transcription, transection, transformation, transgression, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization, workstation.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-h-i-i-n-p-s-y"
	-1 letter: spinachy.
	-2 letters: pachisi, piscina, spinach.
	-3 letters: anisic, casini, chains, chinas, hypnic, ischia, painch, panics, phasic, physic, pianic, scyphi.
	-4 letters: acini, aphis, apish, aspic, ayins, cains, caphs, chain, chaps, chays, chias, china, chins, chips, cyans, nipas, pains, panic, pansy, pians, picas, pinas, pinch, psych, pyins, shiny, spacy, spahi, spica, spicy, spiny, synch.
	-5 letters: achy, ains, anis.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-h-i-i-n-p-s-y"
	+1 letter: physicians, picayunish.
	+3 letters: intrapsychic, nonphysician, scintigraphy.
	+4 letters: amphictyonies, antipsychotic, metaphysician, nonphysicians.
	+5 letters: antipsychotics, antisyphilitic, metaphysicians, nonpsychiatric, physiognomical.
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Bibliographic Items: "physician"

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USA	Pennsylvania Physician Healthcare Plan, Inc.
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Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
physician	6,612	college ontario physician	116
physician desk reference	2,290	apply cardiologist cardiology description education endocrinologist endocrinology experience experience hematologist hematology job job job job listing mail now objective oncologist oncology opening opportunity physician reference resume resume resume skill submit work	107
physician employment	1,199	physician recruitment	106
physician job	1,129	cardiologist cardiology endocrinologist endocrinology hematologist hematology not oncologist oncology our physician present resume us we	98
physician directory	344	physician desk reference online	90
physician online	312	physician choice	86
physician salary	261	florida physician	85
college ontario physician surgeon	231	physician mutual	80
american college of physician	188	physician locator	80
physician search	183	physician drug reference	76
physician referral	173	family physician	72
american family physician	171	college physician	66
physician cme	158	alberta college physician surgeon	66
college of physician and surgeon	153	canada college physician royal surgeon	64
physician finder	148	american chest college physician	64
physician billing	138	weight loss physician	60
physician formula	137	physician credentials	59
physician recruiter	125	naturopathic physician	54
academy american family physician	122	physician and surgeon	53
find a physician	121	physician uw	53
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Physician

Definition: Physician

Physician

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Specialty Definition: Physician

Synonyms: Physician

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Advice

Remedy

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Familiar Quotations: Physician

Benjamin Franklin

Claudius Galen

George Herbert

John Donne

Matthew Prior

Oliver Wendell Holmes

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Sir William Osler

Thomas Fuller

Historic Usage: Physician

Communist Manifesto

Roe v. Wade

Use in Literature: Physician

Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

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Devil's Dictionary

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Michael Chertoff

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Derived & Related Names: Physician

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Pennsylvania Physician Healthcare Plan, Inc.

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