English
Etymology
From OF. fisicien (physician) < fisique (art of healing) < Latin physica (natural science) < Greek ���ική ε�ι��ήμη (knowledge of nature) < ���ικ�� (pertaining to nature) < ���ι� (nature) < ��ειν (to bring forth, to produce) < Proto-Indo-European base *bheu- (to exist, to grow).
Noun
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en-noun
- 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.
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#*: The doctor had to go to London for a physician to take charge of his practice...
Translations
trans-top|medical doctor
Arabic: Arab|طب�ب IPAchar|(�abīb) m
Aramaic:
:Syriac: �ܣ�� (asy�, asyo) m
:Hebrew: �ס�� (asy�, asyo) m
Chinese: �� (yīsh�ng)
Czech: léka� m, doktor m
Dutch: dokter m
Finnish: lääkäri
French: medécin m
German: Arzt m
Hungarian: orvos
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Italian: clinico m
Japanese: �師 (��, ishi)
Korean: �� (uisa)
Kurdish: KUchar|پزشک
Maltese: tabib m, tabiba f
Old English: læce|lǣce g|Old English
Portuguese: médico m
Russian: в�а� (vra�) m
Spanish: médico m
Swedish: läkare c
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