physician

physician /phy·si·cian/ (fi-zish´in)

1. an authorized practitioner of medicine, as one graduated from a college of medicine or osteopathy and licensed by the appropriate board; see also doctor.

2. one who practices medicine as distinct from surgery.

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physician assistant  one who has been trained in an accredited program and certified by an appropriate board to perform certain of a physician's duties, including history taking, physical examination, diagnostic tests, treatment, and certain minor surgical procedures, all under the responsible supervision of a licensed physician. Abbreviated P.A.

attending physician 

1. a physician who has admitting privileges at a hospital.

2. the physician with primary responsibility for the care of a patient in a particular case.

emergency physician  a specialist in emergency medicine.

family physician  a medical specialist who plans and provides the comprehensive primary health care of all members of a family, regardless of age or sex, on a continuous basis.

resident physician  a graduate and licensed physician receiving training in a specialty, usually in a hospital.

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phy·si·cian (f-zshn)

n. Abbr. phys.

1. Abbr. phys. A person licensed to practice medicine; a medical doctor.

2. A person who practices general medicine as distinct from surgery.

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physician,

n a practitioner of medicine; one lawfully engaged in the practice of medicine.

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physician

a veterinarian who devotes him or herself to work with medical rather than surgical or reproductive diseases.