- resident physician
- a graduate and licensed physician receiving training in a specialty, usually in a hospital.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
resident physician
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resident physician — resident phy sician n AmE a ↑resident 1(2) … Dictionary of contemporary English
resident physician — noun a physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital the resident was receiving special clinical training at the hospital • Syn: ↑house… … Useful english dictionary
resident physician — noun AmE a resident 2 (2) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
resident — Synonyms and related words: Doctor of Medicine, GP, MD, abiding, addressee, allopath, allopathist, ambassador, ambassadress, apostolic delegate, artist in residence, attache, attending physician, benefice holder, beneficiary, career diplomat,… … Moby Thesaurus
Resident — In medicine, a physician who has finished medical school and internship and is now receiving training in a specialized area as, for example, surgery, internal medicine, pathology or radiology. Board certification in all medical and surgical… … Medical dictionary
physician — Synonyms and related words: Doctor of Medicine, GP, MD, Md, allopath, allopathist, attending physician, bones, coroner, country doctor, croaker, doc, doctor, family doctor, general practitioner, house physician, intern, leech, man, medic, medical … Moby Thesaurus
resident — [[t]re̱zɪdənt[/t]] ♦♦ residents 1) N COUNT: usu pl, with supp The residents of a house or area are the people who live there. The Archbishop called upon the government to build more low cost homes for local residents... More than 10 percent of… … English dictionary
physician — Broadly, one who practices the art of healing disease and preserving health. 41 Am J1st Phys & S § 2. A person skilled in the art of healing. State v Borah, 51 Ariz 318, 76 P2d 757, 115 ALR 254. One who is proficient in the art of healing by… … Ballentine's law dictionary
resident — n 1. inhabitant, Archaic. inhabiter, habitant, occupant, occupier, denizen, resider, residencer, residentiary, dweller, householder, sojourner; indwel ler, incumbent, inmate; tenant, lodger, boarder, roomer, paying guest, Sl. crasher; renter,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Physician supply — refers to the number of trained physicians working in a health care system or active in the labour market.[1] The supply depends primarily on the number of graduates of medical schools in a country or jurisdiction, but also on the number who… … Wikipedia
