The word physician applies to a person who practices some type of medicine. Such medical practitioners are concerned with maintaining or restoring humanhealth through the study, diagnosis and treatment of disease and injury, through both an area of knowledge — a science — of bodysystems, their diseases and treatment, and the applied practice — an art or craft — of that knowledge.
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Noun 1. someone who practices medicine (synonym) medical man (hypernym) health professional, health care provider, caregiver (hyponym) dentist, tooth doctor, dental practitioner