house-physician

A house-physician reviews a patient's chart at the hospital.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A physician who resides in a hospital: A "house-physician" is a medical doctor who lives within the hospital premises and is available to provide immediate medical care to patients, especially during non-daytime hours.
   • A member of the house staff: In a hospital, a "house-physician" is a physician who is part of the resident medical team, often a junior doctor undergoing training, who is on duty for inpatient care.

Usage Examples

• (A doctor living in the hospital who is on call for urgent cases.)
• (A resident doctor who resides in the hospital.)
• (A junior doctor on the hospital's resident staff.)

Advanced Usage

• "house-physician on call": A house-physician who is scheduled to be available for urgent medical needs.
  • The house-physician on call responded quickly to the cardiac arrest alert. (The resident doctor assigned to emergency duties.)
• "house-physician training": The period of practical medical training undertaken by a house-physician.
  • His house-physician training included rotations in cardiology and neurology. (The residency phase of medical education.)

Variants and Related Words

• House-surgeon (n): A surgeon who resides in a hospital and provides surgical care.
  • The house-surgeon assisted in the appendectomy procedure. (A resident surgeon living in the hospital.)
• House-staff (n): The collective term for resident doctors living in a hospital.
  • The house-staff gathered for a morning briefing. (The team of resident physicians.)
• House-officer (n): A general term for a junior doctor living in a hospital.
  • She was promoted from intern to house-officer. (A resident doctor.)

Synonyms

• Resident physician: A doctor undergoing specialized training while living in a hospital.
  • The resident physician checked on the patient every hour. (A house-physician in training.)
• Intern: A recent medical school graduate working as a junior house-physician.
  • The intern was supervised by the senior house-physician. (A beginner doctor on the house staff.)

Related Idioms

• No direct idioms: The term "house-physician" is a specific medical role and does not have common idiomatic expressions.

Phrasal Verbs

• No direct phrasal verbs: "House-physician" is a noun and does not form phrasal verbs.