physician

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

phys·ician [physician physicians] BrE [fɪˈzɪʃn] NAmE [fɪˈzɪʃn] noun (especially NAmE)
a doctor, especially one who is a specialist in general medicine and not ↑surgery
compare ↑surgeon  This word is now old-fashioned in BrE. Doctor or GP is used instead.

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French fisicien, based on Latin physica ‘things relating to nature’, from Greek phusikē (epistēmē) ‘(knowledge) of nature’.

Example Bank:
•Dr Dennett is a practicing family physician in Atlanta.
•He became the President's personal physician.
•He was physician to George Washington.
•physician to the Duke of Albemarle
•Please consult your physician before beginning any new exercise program.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  doctor, doc, MD, Dr., medico