clinician

/klɪˈnɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /klɪˈnɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /kli-ˈni-shən/ (ame, mw)

clinician — 名詞

  • cliniciansingular
  • cliniciansplural

1. a health professional — for example a doctor, nurse practitioner, or psychologis

1.名詞B2
釋義

臨床醫師

直接診治病患的醫療專業人員

a health professional — for example a doctor, nurse practitioner, or psychologist — whose main role is direct patient care, not laboratory work or classroom teaching

例句

Dr. Adebayo, the ward's senior clinician, checked every patient's chart before morning rounds.

Adebayo 醫師是病房最資深的臨床醫師,在晨間查房前檢查了每位病人的病歷。

collocation: senior clinician

The clinician at the rural health clinic treated three children who all had the same high fever.

偏鄉衛生所的臨床醫師治療了三名發著同樣高燒的孩子。

clinician at + institution

同義詞
  • doctor

    broader term; includes researchers and administrators who may never see patients

  • physician

    emphasises formal medical qualification; narrower than clinician, which can include psychologists and nurses

  • practitioner

    the most general term; needs a qualifier like 'medical' or 'healthcare' to be clear

  • therapist

    focuses on psychological or rehabilitative care rather than general medical treatment

常見錯誤

I went to the clinician for a check-up' (when referring to the building).
I went to the clinic for a check-up.
💡'clinician' refers to the person; 'clinic' is the place where they work.