PHYSICIAN
doctor, doc, physician, MD, Dr., medico
(noun) a licensed medical practitioner; “I felt so bad I went to see my doctor”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
physician (plural physicians)
A practitioner of physic, i.e. a specialist in internal medicine, especially as opposed to a surgeon; a practitioner who treats with medication rather than with surgery.
A medical doctor trained in human medicine.
Usage notes
• In the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries, a physician holds a postgraduate degree such Master of General Medicine or fellowship certificate such MRCP or FRCP from the Royal College of Physicians in UK, or the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in Australia and New Zealand. Contrarily, in the United States, the term is frequently regulated by State laws, and in all States includes those with the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree (not to be confused with osteopaths), the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree, and in some States those with the D.C. (Doctor of Chiropractic) degree (who are neither medical doctors nor part of allied health).
Synonyms
• See also physician
Source: Wiktionary
Phy*si"cian, n. Etym: [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.
2. Hence, figuratively, one who ministers to moral diseases; as, a
physician of the soul.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition