clinician
noun [C] /klɪˈnɪʃ.ən/ specializedDefinition
› someone, such as a doctor, who has qualifications in an area of very skilled health workDoctors and health workers generally
(Definition of clinician noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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