Main Entry: res·i·den·cy

Pronunciation: \ˈrez-əd-ən-sē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural res·i·den·cies

: a period of advanced medical training and education that normally follows graduation from medical school and licensing to practice medicine and that consists of supervised practice of a specialty in a hospital and in its outpatient department and instruction from specialists on the hospital staff