resident 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”

   Synonymshouse physicianresident

   Broaderdoctor

Questions about resident physician

What does resident physician mean?

resident 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 resident physician?

Close synonyms include house physician, resident. 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.