English Explanatory Dictionary

clinician

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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).
  2. 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 example, a business clinician might be an experienced consultant who helps companies improve their operations, while an education clinician might be a skilled teacher who provides professional development and support to other educators.

Pronunciation

klĭnĭ'shən /klɪˈnɪʃən/

Word forms

clinician clinicians

Etymology

From French clinicien, equivalent to clinic + -ian.

Derived words

interclinician nonclinician psychoclinician teleclinician

Translations

Belarusian: клініцы́ст Catalan: clínic Catalan: clínica Chinese Mandarin: 臨床醫生 /临床医生 Danish: kliniker Finnish: kliinikko German: Klinikmitarbeiter German: Klinikangestellter German: Krankenhausarzt German: Krankenhausärztin German: Kliniker German: Klinikerin Indonesian: klinisi Italian: clinico Malay: klinisian Norwegian Bokmål: kliniker Norwegian Nynorsk: klinikar Polish: klinicysta Polish: klinicystka Romanian: clinician Russian: клиници́ст Russian: клиници́стка Swedish: kliniker Ukrainian: клініци́ст
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