physician's assistant

American  

Or physician assistant

noun

• physician's assistants
  plural

1. a person trained to perform under the supervision of a physician many clinical procedures traditionally performed by a physician, as diagnosing and treating minor ailments. PA

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Noun Inflected Forms

• physician's assistants
  plural

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physician's assistant

Tran, a Vietnamese American student studying to be a physician's assistant, placed as one of the top six contestants this season.

From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2024

Ms. Arceneaux now works at St. Jude as a physician’s assistant, helping patients and assisting doctors.

From NewsForKids.net ● Feb. 7, 2024

"It's all about the arch support," the 39-year-old physician's assistant said.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2023

A physician’s assistant wrote that there were “no bite marks at this time.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2023

I told him to wait in the regular triage line for a physician's assistant.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos