attending — index circumspect, clerical, concomitant, concurrent (at the same time), ministerial Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
attending — I. adjective Date: circa 1923 serving as a physician on the staff of a teaching hospital < an attending surgeon > II. noun Date: 1951 an attending physician or surgeon … New Collegiate Dictionary
Attending — Attend At*tend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Attending}.] [OE. atenden, OF. atendre, F. attendre, to expect, to wait, fr. L. attendre to stretch, (sc. animum), to apply the mind to; ad + tendere to stretch. See {Tend}.] 1. To … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
attending — adj. Attending is used with these nouns: ↑physician … Collocations dictionary
attending — at•tend•ing [[t]əˈtɛn dɪŋ[/t]] adj. (of a physician) 1) med having primary responsibility for a patient 2) med holding a staff position in an accredited hospital: an attending physician[/ex] • Etymology: 1580–90 … From formal English to slang
Attending Physician of the United States Congress — The Attending Physician of the United States Congress is the physician responsible for the medical welfare of the members of the United States Congress (the 435 Representatives, five delegates, Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, and 100… … Wikipedia
Attending physician — An attending physician (also known as an attending, consultant, or staff physician) is a physician who has completed residency and practices medicine in a clinic or hospital, in the speciality learned during residency. An attending physician can… … Wikipedia
Attending physician statement — An attending physician statement (APS) is a report by a Physician, Hospital or Medical facility who has treated, or who is currently treating a proposed insured. In traditional underwriting, an APS is one of the most frequently ordered additional … Wikipedia
attending staff — the corps of attending physicians and surgeons of a hospital … Medical dictionary
attending — /euh ten ding/, adj. (of a physician) 1. having primary responsibility for a patient. 2. holding a staff position in an accredited hospital. [1580 90; ATTEND + ING2] * * * … Universalium
