house physician

1. 1.

   a physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital

   “the resident was receiving special clinical training at the hospital”

   Synonymsresidentresident physician

   Broaderdoctor

Questions about house physician

What does house physician mean?

house physician means "a physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital".

What is another word for house physician?

Close synonyms include resident, resident physician. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.