Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Physician \Phy*si"cian\, n. [OE. fisician, fisicien, OF.
   physucien, a physician, in F., a natural philosopher, an
   experimentalist in physics. See {Physic}.]
   1. A person skilled in physic, or the art of healing; one
      duty authorized to prescribe remedies for, and treat,
      diseases; a doctor of medicine.

Source : WordNet®

physician
     n : a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to
         see my doctor" [syn: {doctor}, {doc}, {MD}, {Dr.}, {medico}]