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Definition of Locums
1. locum [n] - See also: locum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Locums
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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