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Physician - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Physician : (noun)
1: a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to
see my doctor" [syn: doctor, doc, MD, Dr., medico]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Physician : \Phy*si"cian\, n. [OE. fisician, fisicien, OF.
physucien, a physician, in F., a natural philosopher, an
experimentalist in physics. See Physic.]
1. A person skilled in physic, or the art of healing; one
duty authorized to prescribe remedies for, and treat,
diseases; a doctor of medicine.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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PHYSICIAN. One lawfully engaged in the practice of medicine.
2. APhysician : in England cannot recover for fees, as his practice is
altogether honorary. Peake C. N. P. 96, 123; 4 T. R. 317.
3. But in Pennsylvania, and perhaps in all the United States, he may
recover for his services. 5 Serg. & Rawle, 416. The law implies, therefore,
a contract on the part of a medical man, as well as those of other
professions, to discharge their duty in a skillful and attentive manner; and
the law will redress the party injured by their neglect or ignorance. 1
Saund. 312, R; 1 Ld. Raym. 213; 2 Wils. 359; 8 East, 348.
4. They are sometimes answerable criminally for mala praxis. (q.v.) 2
Russ. on Cr. 288; Ayl. Pand. 213; Com. Dig. h.t. Vin. Ab. h.t.
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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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."
Based on Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [Bible_Dictionary]:
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Physician : Physician: A physician is a person trained in the art of healing. In reality, contemporary physicians express their skills by combining art with science. A physician is also referred to as a
doctor of medicine.
The term "physician" is used somewhat differently in different English-speaking countries. For example, in the UK a physician is a specialist in internal or general medicine while in the USA it is a
more general term for a doctor of medicine.
The word "physician" entered Middle English in the 13th century as "fisicien" from the Old French "fisique" meaning medicine. Curiously, English today is the only language in which "physician" has a
medical meaning. In French, a physician ("physicien") refers to a physicist, as it does in all other tongues that possess the term.
Based on Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [Bible_Dictionary]:
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