Noun: house physician
- A physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital
"the house physician was receiving special clinical training at the hospital";
- resident [N. Amer], resident physician
Derived forms: house physicians
Type of: doc [informal], doctor, Dr., MD, medico [informal], physician, sawbones [informal]
Encyclopedia: House physician