physician: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 19 letter points · starts with P · ends with N
Meaning of physician
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.
Listed forms: physicians, phisician, phisitian, physitian.
Source: Wiktionary — physician.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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noun
a licensed medical practitioner
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
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Letter-value score of physician
P(3) + H(4) + Y(4) + S(1) + I(1) + C(3) + I(1) + A(1) + N(1) = 19 points.
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Anagrams of physician
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from physician
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