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physician (fĭ-zish´әn)   an authorized practitioner of medicine, as one graduated from a college of medicine or osteopathy and licensed by the appropriate board; see also doctor.
 

attending physician  a physician who has admitting privileges at a hospital.
  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. See also family practice.

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





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