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residency - 5 dictionary results

res⋅i⋅den⋅cy

[rez-i-duhn-see]
–noun, plural -cies.
1. residence (def. 3).
2. the position or tenure of a medical resident.
3. (formerly) the official residence of a representative of the British governor general at a native Indian court.
4. (formerly) an administrative division of the Dutch East Indies.

Origin:
1570–80; resid(ent) + -ency
res·i·den·cy   (rěz'ĭ-dən-sē, -děn'-)   
n.   pl. res·i·den·cies
  1. The position or term of a medical resident.
    1. The house of a colonial resident.
    2. The sphere of authority of a colonial resident.
  2. Residence.

Main Entry: res·i·den·cy
Pronunciation: 're-z&-d&n-sE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -cies
1 : an often official place of residence
2 : the condition of being a resident of a particular place
Language Translation for : residency
Spanish: residencia oficial,
German: die Residenz,
Japanese: 公邸

Main Entry: res·i·den·cy
Pronunciation: 'rez-&d-&n-sE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -cies
: a periodof advanced medical training and education that normally follows graduation from medical school and licensing to practice medicine and that consists of supervised practice of a specialty in a hospitaland in its outpatient department and instruction from specialists on the hospital staff

residency res·i·den·cy (rěz'ĭ-dən-sē, -děn'-)
n.
The period during which a physician gets specialized clinical training.

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