"ward round" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ward rounds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ward round (plural ward rounds)
  1. (medicine) A regular visit paid by the medical staff to hospital inpatients under their care, in order to review their progress. Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-ward_round-en-noun-Av-n0FNG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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