n.
Pronunciation: f ə - ' zi-sh ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English phisicien, fisicien, from Anglo-French, from phisique medicine
Date: 13th century
1 : a person skilled in the art of healing specifically : one educated, clinically experienced, and licensed to practice medicine as usually distinguished from surgery
2 : one exerting a remedial or salutary influence