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pre⋅cep⋅tor

[pri-sep-ter, pree-sep-]
–noun
1. an instructor; teacher; tutor.
2. the head of a school.
3. the head of a preceptory.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L praeceptor. See precept, -tor


pre⋅cep⋅tor⋅ate [pri-sep-ter-it] , noun
pre⋅cep⋅to⋅ri⋅al [pree-sep-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-] , pre⋅cep⋅to⋅ral, adjective
pre⋅cep⋅to⋅ri⋅al⋅ly, adverb
pre⋅cep⋅tor⋅ship, noun
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pre·cep·tor·ship   (prĭ-sěp'tər-shĭp')   
n.  A period of practical experience and training for a student, especially of medicine or nursing, that is supervised by an expert or specialist in a particular field.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pre·cep·tor
Pronunciation: pri-'sep-t&r, 'prE-"
Function: noun
: a practicing physician who gives personal instruction,training, and supervision to a medical student or young physician preceptor in obstetrics and gynecology>

Main Entry: pre·cep·tor·ship
Pronunciation: pri-'sep-t&r-"ship, 'prE-"
Function: noun
1 : the position of a preceptor
2 : the state of being a preceptee : a period of training under a preceptor
Medical Dictionary

preceptor pre·cep·tor (prĭ-sěp'tər, prē'sěp'tər)
n.
An expert or a specialist, such as a physician, who gives practical experience and training to a student, especially of medicine or nursing.

preceptorship pre·cep·tor·ship (prĭ-sěp'tər-shĭp')
n.
A period of practical experience and training for a student, especially of medicine or nursing, that is supervised by an expert or a specialist in a particular field.

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