adjective
- Being the principal physician supervising a patient's care.
- Being a physician on the regular medical staff of a hospital.
noun
- The principal physician supervising a patient's care.
- A staff physician in a hospital.
attending
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Adjective
(not comparable)
- Serving on the staff of a teaching hospital as a doctor.
Noun
(plural attendings)
Verb
- Present participle of attend.
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attending - Medical Definition
adj.
- Being the principal physician supervising a patient's care.
- Being a physician on the regular medical staff of a hospital.
n.
- The principal physician supervising a patient's care.
- A staff physician in a hospital.
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