clinician
English edit
Etymology edit
From French clinicien, equivalent to clinic + -ian.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
clinician (plural clinicians)
- Any healthcare practitioner working at the point of care, in clinical practice (e.g., physicians in clinical medicine, nurses in nursing practice, or allied health providers in practice).
- (chiefly US) Someone who conducts a clinic; an expert or skilled practitioner in a particular field, such as business or education. In this sense, a clinician is someone who provides practical advice or hands-on assistance to others in a specific area of expertise. For example, a business clinician might be an experienced consultant who helps companies improve their operations, while an education clinician might be a skilled teacher who provides professional development and support to other educators.
Hypernyms edit
Coordinate terms edit
- physician (all physicians are professionals, and most are also clinicians)
- nurse (all nurses are professionals, and most are also clinicians)
Translations edit
doctor working in a clinic
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Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French clinicien.
Noun edit
clinician m (plural clinicieni)
Declension edit
Declension of clinician
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) clinician | clinicianul | (niște) clinicieni | clinicienii |
genitive/dative | (unui) clinician | clinicianului | (unor) clinicieni | clinicienilor |
vocative | clinicianule | clinicienilor |