Definition of Locums

1. Noun. (plural of locum) ¹

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Definition of Locums

1. locum [n] - See also: locum

Lexicographical Neighbors of Locums

loculate
loculated
loculation
loculation syndrome
locule
loculed
locules
loculi
loculicidal
loculous
loculus
locum
locum tenant
locum tenens
locum tenentes
locums (current term)
locus
locus ceruleus
locus cinereus
locus coeruleus
locus control region
locus ferrugineus
locus minoris resistentiae
locus niger
locus of control
locus of infection
locus perforatus anticus
locus perforatus posticus
locust

Literary usage of Locums

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Gentleman's Magazine (1880)
"If you are a doctor who is going out of town for his holiday, it is very convenient to know half a dozen agents, each of whom has a long list of " locums ..."

2. St. Mary's Hospital Gazette by St. Mary's Hospital (London, England) (1901)
"The difficulty of getting good locums for the last 4 or 5 years has been very great. All old St. Mary's men want a Locum two or three times a year, ..."

3. Confessions of an English Doctor (1904)
"locums " must take their chance of such behaviour if they work amongst strangers. ... Now, let both " chiefs " and " locums " come along arm in arm with me, ..."

4. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1903)
"... but there are many men who, on first qualification, prefer the immediate pecuniary attraction presented by " doing locums," and throw away the priceless ..."

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