clinician

CEFRB2

/klɪˈnɪʃən/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A doctor or other health professional who treats patients.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    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 ex...

Examples

  • Please instruct the patient to visit a clinician.

  • She was a much better clinician than researcher.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. 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).

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

Each blank at the hospital must complete a detailed report for every patient.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From French clinicien, equivalent to clinic + -ian.