physician's assistant

noun

: a person certified to provide basic medical services usually under the supervision of a licensed physician

called also PA, physician assistant

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Jenn Tran is making history as the first Asian American lead in The Bachelor franchise and after her star turn on television, hopes to become a physician's assistant. —

Aron Solomon, Newsweek, 9 July 2024 The 26-year-old is from New Jersey and is studying to be a physician's assistant. —

Breanne L. Heldman, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024 Idaho's official policy requires candidates for an execution medical team to have at least three years of experience in jobs such as an emergency medical technician, nurse, military corpsman or physician's assistant. —

Bill Chappell, NPR, 6 Mar. 2024 Because of questions like this, Yocum and her husband are considering transferring their frozen embryo out of state to Hawaii, where her sister-in-law is a physician's assistant in a fertility clinic. —

Maressa Brown, Parents, 21 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for physician's assistant

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of physician's assistant was in 1970

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“Physician's assistant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physician%27s%20assistant. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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