Definitions for "Locum tenens"
A substitute or deputy; one filling an office for a time.
someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession
A substitute physician who temporarily takes the place of a named insured policyholder or physician member of a medical group. This coverage may be contingent upon the policyholder or member physician not practicing during the period in which the Locum Tenens coverage is in effect.
a doctor or assistant who undertook another doctor's practice in his absence, by arrangement.