medical assistant

medical assistant definition - medical

medical assistant

noun Abbr. MA
A person trained to assist a physician or other medical provider in clinical and administrative procedures.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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