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physician's assistant
noun
: a person who provides basic medical care and who usually works with a doctor
Full Definition of PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT
: a person certified to provide basic medical services usually under the supervision of a licensed physician —called also PA, physician assistant
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First Known Use of PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT
1970
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physician's assistant
noun physician's as·sis·tant \-ə-ˈsis-tənt\
Medical Definition of PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT
: a specially trained person who is certified to provide basic medical services (as the diagnosis and treatment of common ailments) usually under the supervision of a licensed physician—called also PA
Variants of PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT
physician's as·sis·tant or physician assistant
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