/ fɪˈzɪʃn; NAmE / noun
( formal , especially NAmE ) a doctor, especially one who is a specialist in general medicine and not surgery
—compare surgeon
HELP NOTE : This word is now old-fashioned in BrE . Doctor or GP is used instead.
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French fisicien , based on Latin physica things relating to nature, from Greek phusikē (epistēmē) (knowledge) of nature.