chaperone
(shap′ĕ-rōn″)
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1. One who accompanies a health care provider during the examination of a potentially vulnerable patient to ensure the patient's safety and comfort. SEE: 2. Molecular chaperone.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Chaperone." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733311/all/chaperone.
Chaperone. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733311/all/chaperone. Accessed November 6, 2024.
Chaperone. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733311/all/chaperone
Chaperone [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 November 06]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733311/all/chaperone.
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