De physician assistant
Example: De physician assistant helpt de dokter in het ziekenhuis.
Definition
"Physician assistant" refers to a healthcare professional who is trained to support doctors by performing medical tasks, examining patients, and assisting in diagnosis and treatment within hospitals or clinics.
Etymology
The term "physician assistant" combines 'physician,' from the Latin 'physica,' meaning natural science or medicine, and 'assistant,' from Latin 'assistere,' meaning to stand by. It reflects the role of the assistant standing by the physician to help in medical duties.
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"De physician assistant" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - Medical Professions - (A1) - set 1", containing 101 commonly used words.
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the physician assistant