Definition of attending
(Entry 1 of 2)
: serving as a physician or surgeon on the staff of a hospital or similar health-care facility and having primary responsibility over the treatment of a patient and often supervising treatment given by interns, residents, and fellows
an attending physician attending staff
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nounDefinition of attending (Entry 2 of 2)
: an attending physician or surgeon
In the hospital, he had been cared for by a full team of cardiologists, ranging from fellows in specialty training to attendings who had practiced for decades.— Atul Gawande
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The first known use of attending was in 1904
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