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  • 11physician's assistant — a person trained to perform under the supervision of a physician many clinical procedures traditionally performed by a physician, as diagnosing and treating minor ailments. Abbr.: PA Also, physician assistant. Cf. nurse practitioner. * * * …

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  • 12physician's assistant — noun Date: 1970 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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  • 13Assistant (disambiguation) — An assistant is a helper.Assistant may also refer to: ** The Assistant (band), a hardcore band from NJ ** Assistant (software), a software tool to assist in computer configuration ** The Assistant (television), an MTV reality showee also* Academy …

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  • 14assistant — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ chief, senior ▪ deputy ▪ personal ▪ I ll ask my personal assistant to deal with this. ▪ sp …

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  • 15physician assistant — noun see physician s assistant …

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  • 16Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Badge — The Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Badge is a military badge of the United States Coast Guard authorized for wear by commissioned officers of the Coast Guard and the Public Health Service attached to the Coast Guard serving as medical …

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  • 17Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) — The Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), or ASD(HA), is chartered under United States Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) 5136.1 [http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/513601p.pdf] in 1994. This DoDD states that the ASD(HA) …

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  • 18physician'sassistant — phy·si·cian s assistant (fĭ zĭshʹənz) n. pl. physicians assistants Abbr. PA A person trained to provide basic medical services, usually under the supervision of a physician. * * * …

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  • 19physician assistant — physi′cian assis tant or physi′cian s assis′tant n. med a person trained and certified to perform many clinical procedures under the supervision of a physician Abbr.: PA …

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  • 20physician-assisted suicide — noun assisted suicide where the assistant is a physician • Hypernyms: ↑assisted suicide * * *  ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷  ̷ ̷  ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷  ̷ ̷ noun : assisted suicide herein * * * noun [noncount] chiefly US : suicide that is done with the help of a doctor compare …

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