physician
US: /fəˈzɪʃən/
UK: /fɪzˈɪʃən/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
physician /fi'ziʃn/- danh từ
- thầy thuốc
- (nghĩa bóng) người chữa
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun(formal, especially AmE) a doctor, especially one who is a specialist in general medicine and not SURGERY
Compare: SURGEON
Help Note: This word is now old-fashioned in BrE. Doctor or GP is used instead.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
doctor, medical doctor, M.D., doctor of medicine, medical practitioner, general practitioner, G.P., medical man or woman, specialist, diplomate, Brit navy surgeon, Colloq doc, medico, medic, US man, Slang sawbones, bones:
You ought to see a physician if the pain persists.
Collocation
ADJ.
eminent | experienced, qualified | junior, senior | practising | consultant | general | hospital | family, personal, royal
the king's personal physician
PREP.
~ to
physician to the Duke of Albemarle
DOCTOR:
practitioners be, practise as ~
He practises as a clinical psychologist.
have
a dentist, doctor, psychiatrist, psychologist, therapistDo you have a family doctor?
need ~
She took good care of her teeth and never needed a dentist.
find ~
What's the best way to find a therapist?
consult, go to, see, visit ~
I think you ought to see a psychologist.
refer sb to ~
referring patients to a specialist
~ practise
doctors who practise from home
~ examine sb/sth, see sb
I had an ear, nose and throat specialist examine my sinuses. The doctor will see you now.
~ treat sb/sth
He is being treated by the physiotherapist.
~ advise sb/sth
The optician has advised that I wear contact lenses.
a dentist, doctor, psychiatrist, specialist
prescribes (sb) sth
The psychiatrist prescribed anti-depressants.
Concise dictionary
physiciansfɪ'zɪʃnnoun
+a licensed medical practitioner
