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1. | [ noun ] (medicine,work) a registered nurse who has received special training and can perform many of the duties of a physician | |
Synonyms: | nurse_practitioner nurse_clinician | |
Related terms: | registered_nurse | |
2. | [ noun ] (chemistry) a radioactive transuranic metallic element; found in trace amounts in uranium ores; a by-product of the production of plutonium | |
Synonyms: | atomic_number_93 neptunium | |
Related terms: | metallic_element | |
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