noun
Meaning 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: PA
Antonyms: none provided