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physician

phy·si·cian [ fi zísh'n ] (plural phy·si·cians)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. medical doctor: somebody qualified to practice medicine

2. doctor diagnosing and treating without surgery: a doctor who diagnoses and treats diseases and injuries using methods other than surgery

[13th century. < Old French fisicien< fisique (see physic)]
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