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physician ~ physicist
[different second consonant sound]
“Physician” (noun) is ‘a medical doctor who treats patients with medicine, not by surgical operations’,
physicians (medical doctors)
e.g.
People with high blood pressure (BP) must consult their physician before making a long trip.
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“Physicist” (noun) is ‘a scientist who has special knowledge in Physical Science (physics)’,
Orest Symko, physicist, University of Utah, USA, working in his lab on wasted heat
e.g.
Our country needs some physicists to build nuclear power plants and nuclear weapons.
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