attending
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at·tend·ing
(ə-tĕn′dĭng)adj.
1. Being the principal physician supervising a patient's care.
2. Being a physician on the regular medical staff of a hospital.
n.
1. The principal physician supervising a patient's care.
2. A staff physician in a hospital.
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at•tend•ing
(əˈtɛn dɪŋ)adj. (of a physician)
1. having primary responsibility for a patient.
2. holding a staff position in an accredited hospital: an attending physician.
[1580–90]
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| Noun | 1. |  attending - the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of othersbasic cognitive process - cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge attentiveness, heed, paying attention, regard - paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences" clock-watching - paying excessive attention to the clock (in anticipation of stopping work) ear - attention to what is said; "he tried to get her ear" eye - attention to what is seen; "he tried to catch her eye" notice, observance, observation - the act of noticing or paying attention; "he escaped the notice of the police" notice - polite or favorable attention; "his hard work soon attracted the teacher's notice" |
| 2. |  attending - the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)group action - action taken by a group of people appearing, coming into court, appearance - formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action presence - the act of being present turnout - attendance for a particular event or purpose (as to vote in an election); "the turnout for the rally" |
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