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Noun: medical assistant
  1. A person trained to assist medical professionals
    "The medical assistant took the patient's vital signs before the doctor's examination"

Derived forms: medical assistants

Type of: caregiver [N. Amer], carer [Brit], health care provider, health professional, PCP, primary care provider

Encyclopedia: Medical assistant