physician extenders

A form of physician extender — A person who extends a physician's oversight to a larger patient population than would otherwise be reasonable (by relieving the physician of much of the work done for, and time spent with, each patient); physician assistants and nurse practitioners can both provide this extension.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of physician extender
Cite this entry
APA

physician extenders. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physician%20extenders

MLA

“physician extenders.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physician%20extenders. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “physician extenders,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physician%20extenders.

Source: physician extenders on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.