主治医师 (zhǔ zhì yī shī) — attending physician; physician in charge of a case
Definition
A '主治医师' is the mid-career doctor in charge of a patient's treatment plan — senior enough to make medical decisions for a case, junior to a 主任医师. The English gloss 'attending physician' matches this Chinese rank only loosely.
noun
attending physicianphysician in charge of a case
Measure word · 位
Examples
- 主治医师。Wǒ míng tiān yào jiàn zhǔ zhì yī shī.I am going to see the attending physician tomorrow.
- 主治医师。zhǔ zhì yī shī Fù zé bìng rén de zhì liáo fāng àn.The attending physician is responsible for the patient's treatment plan.
- 主治医师。Tā shì yí wèi jīng yàn fēng fù de zhǔ zhì yī shī.She is an experienced attending physician.
Origin
Compound word构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head
The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.
主治 (chief treatment) and 医师 (physician) together denote the doctor in charge of a case.
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