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The definition of PA is an abbreviation for physician assistant, a licensed health care provider who performs many of the same functions as a doctor.

Roles of a PA

Performing physical exams
Diagnosing patients
Developing and supervising treatments
Ordering lab tests and interpreting the results
Assisting doctors in surgery
Writing prescriptions (this is allowed in 39 of the 50 states)

(abbreviation)

An example of a PA is a trained medical profession who works in a rural area where there are few doctors.

See pa in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Informal father ( & )

pascal(s) (unit of pressure)
Pennsylvania

protactinium

Pennsylvania
physician assistant
Post Adjutant
power of attorney
also pa
press agent
public address (system)
purchasing agent

per annum

See pa in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Informal

Father; papa.

Origin:

Origin: Short for papa

The symbol for the element protactinium.

abbreviation

pascal

abbreviation

or Pa. Pennsylvania
physician's assistant
or P/A power of attorney
press agent
production assistant
prosecuting attorney
public-address system

abbreviation

per annum

abbreviation

Panama (in Internet addresses)

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