locum tenens
Meaning
A professional person (such as a doctor or clergyman) who temporarily fulfills the duties of another.
Synonyms
doctor’s assistance
doctor’s assistant
Translations
interí
Vertretung eines Arztes vertretende ärztliche Untersuchung Vertretungsperson
remplaçant
medico sostituto
plaatsvervanger
locum tenensPronounced as (IPA)
/ˌləʊkəm ˈtɛnɛns/
Etymology
Existing in English since the seventeenth century: from Medieval Latin locum tenēns (literally “one holding a place”). Doublet of lieutenant.
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