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clinician

clinician

22 4.5
A health worker who treats patients directly
  • noun
  • /klɪˈnɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : profesional de la salud
  • What systems help clinicians decide on the risk of stroke and the need for anticoagulation?
  • social work clinician
  • clinician in the agency
  • clinicians treat patients

It is the most important resource that clinicians have in treating patients.

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Examples

  • When working with older refugees, mental health clinicians should pay special attention to grief and identity issues.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The more I work in this area, the more clients I work with and the more clinicians I talk with.

  • Just think about that clinician patient relationship.

  • And she was a British clinician, and she studied children and their parents.

  • What broke my heart is that as a clinician, you can see what's coming, especially for the children.

  • Give me your number, one of our clinicians will get back to you.

  • The NICE guidelines recommend a number of tests that will enable clinicians to make a diagnosis.

    Academic text (2011)
  • It is the most important resource that clinicians have in treating patients.

  • He has been recognised as one of North America's leading clinicians.

  • The clinician listened carefully to the patient's concerns and provided appropriate guidance.

Synonyms

health care provider
vsclinician
32 2.5

Someone or somewhere that gives medical care, for example a doctor

is a person focused on direct patient care rather than an organization
health professional
vsclinician
26 3.0

A person trained to give care and advice about people's health

is an individual who focuses on direct patient care rather than research

Compounds

A trained health worker who is registered and can do many tasks doctors usually do

How Patient-Facing

nurse
1.0
clinician
  • Specialized
22 4.5
consultant
537 3.8
medical scientist
  • Specialized
1 3.9

Surface Forms

clinician singular
clinicians plural

Morphology

clinician = clinic (transparent) = clinic + ian

The meaning 'a person who works in clinical practice' follows directly from 'clinic' + '-ian', which a typical learner can infer.

Etymology

Clinician comes from an old Greek root klin- meaning 'bed' or 'to lean', the same root you see in clinic and in recline ('to lean back'). So a clinician is a medical worker who cares for patients directly at the bedside, not only someone who works in a lab.