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physician extender

physician extender noun: a person who extends a physician's oversight to a larger patient population than would otherwise be reasonable (by relieving the physician of much of the work done for, and time spent with, each patient); physician assistants and nurse practitioners can both provide this extension.

Noun

physician extender (plural physician extenders)

  1. A person who extends a physician's oversight to a larger patient population than would otherwise be reasonable (by relieving the physician of much of the work done for, and time spent with, each patient); physician assistants and nurse practitioners can both provide this extension.

Forms of physician extender

pluralphysician extenders

Questions about physician extender

What does physician extender mean?
Physician extender means a person who extends a physician's oversight to a larger patient population than would otherwise be reasonable (by relieving the physician of much of the work done for, and time spent with, each patient); physician assistants and nurse practitioners can both provide this extension.
What part of speech is physician extender?
Physician extender is a noun.
What is the plural of physician extender?
The plural of physician extender is physician extenders.

Words near physician extender in the dictionary

  1. physician
  2. physician assistant
  3. physician assistants
  4. physician associate
  5. physician associates
  6. physician extender
  7. physician extenders
  8. physician finger
  9. physician fingers
  10. physician's assistant
  11. physician's assistants

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