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physician extenders

physician extenders is the plural of physician extender.

Meaning of physician extender

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.

Questions about physician extenders

What is physician extenders the plural of?
Physician extenders is the plural of physician extender.

Words near physician extenders in the dictionary

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

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