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Attending vs Attended - What's the difference?

attending | attended |

As adjectives the difference between attending and attended

is that attending is that while attended is that attends.

As verbs the difference between attending and attended

is that attending is while attended is (attend).

As a noun attending

is (us) a physician on the staff of a hospital, especially the principal one that supervises a patient's care.

attending

English

Adjective

(-)
  • That .
  • Serving on the staff of a teaching hospital as a doctor.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US) A physician on the staff of a hospital, especially the principal one that supervises a patient's care.
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    • , passage=All too often when taking a history, residents and attendings in a hurry will simply use the cut-and-paste function to save time and bypass asking potentially important questions that have been asked before.}}

    Verb

    (head)

    • attended

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (attend)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That attends

    • Derived terms

    * attendedness