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physician assistant

physician assistant noun: a health care professional trained and licensed to perform a role similar to that of a physician but with somewhat narrower limits of authority; physician assistants and nurse practitioners have enough capabilities to be physician extenders, providing primary care and allowing physicians to spread their time across more patients.

Noun

physician assistant (plural physician assistants)

  1. A health care professional trained and licensed to perform a role similar to that of a physician but with somewhat narrower limits of authority; physician assistants and nurse practitioners have enough capabilities to be physician extenders, providing primary care and allowing physicians to spread their time across more patients.
    Synonyms:
    PA

Synonyms of physician assistant

Forms of physician assistant

pluralphysician assistants
alternative formphysician's assistant
alternative formphysicians' assistant
alternative formphysician-assistant

Questions about physician assistant

What does physician assistant mean?
Physician assistant means a health care professional trained and licensed to perform a role similar to that of a physician but with somewhat narrower limits of authority; physician assistants and nurse practitioners have enough capabilities to be physician extenders, providing primary care and allowing physicians to spread their time across more patients.
What part of speech is physician assistant?
Physician assistant is a noun.
What is the plural of physician assistant?
The plural of physician assistant is physician assistants.

Words near physician assistant in the dictionary

  1. physically unclonable functions
  2. physicalness
  3. physicalnesses
  4. physicals
  5. physician
  6. physician assistant
  7. physician assistants
  8. physician associate
  9. physician associates
  10. physician extender
  11. physician extenders

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