1. Plural of attending; senior physicians or doctors who supervise medical care and training in a hospital or clinic.
Usage: Medical/healthcare context; Often used in academic medical settings

Examples

• The attendings reviewed the patient cases during morning rounds.
• Several attendings from the cardiology department attended the conference.
• Medical students work under the supervision of attendings in the hospital.
• The attendings made the final decision on the treatment plan.
• New attendings are hired each year to staff the teaching hospital.