attendings

noun

plural of attending
as in hospitalists

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  1. physicians
  2. clinicians
  3. doctors
  4. docs
  5. medics
Noun
  • Hospital physicians would later detail her case in a 2019 medical journal article without naming X2.
    — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Swelling and spinal shock can cloud the earliest neurological picture, and physicians repeat examinations over time for good reason, as many people once given a grave prognosis go on to recover.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of physicians
Noun
  • These arrangements give clinicians access to medical content through a searchable interface.
    — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Implement VisualDx software, training, and program management to help participating FQHC clinicians diagnose and manage conditions that often require specialty input.
    — Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of clinicians
Noun
  • Adames was scheduled to meet with team doctors on Monday night.
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • After that, the team was inundated with requests from doctors seeking diagnostic help.
    — Jason Liebowitz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of doctors
Noun
  • Those are just a few of the short docs in the HollyShorts lineup.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2026
  • After the repairs, the docs take the bike for a final spin before giving it a clean bill of health.
    — Melissa May, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of docs
Noun
  • An ambulance sent to rescue her was also attacked by the Israeli military, killing two medics.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Bystanders in the area immediately came to the woman’s aid until officers and medics from the fire department arrived.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of medics
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“Attendings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attendings. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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