Attending

Pronunciation

Full definition of attending

Adjective

1. Serving on the staff of a teaching hospital as a doctor.

Noun

1. (US) A physician on the staff of a hospital, especially the principal one that supervises a patient's care.
• 2009, March 11, , Doctor-Patient-Computer Relationships, All too often when taking a history, residents and attendings in a hurry will simply use the cut-and-paste function to save time and bypass asking potentially important questions that have been asked before.

Verb

1. Present participle of attend