ETYM Old Eng. fisician, fisicien, Old Fren. physucien, a physician, in French, a natural philosopher, an experimentalist in physics. Related to Physic.
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.
3. One who is versed in metaphysics.