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CERTIFIED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Endorsed authoritatively as having met certain requirements
Example:
a certified public accountant
Classified under:
Similar:
certifiable (capable of being guaranteed or certified)
certificated (furnished with or authorized by a certificate:)
credentialled (certified as professional by evidence or testimonials)
Also:
authorised; authorized (endowed with authority)
documented (furnished with or supported by documents)
Antonym:
uncertified (lacking requisite official documentation or endorsement)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill
Example:
a registered hospital
Synonyms:
certified; qualified
Classified under:
Similar:
registered (listed or recorded officially)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Fit to be certified as insane (and treated accordingly)
Synonyms:
certifiable; certified
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
insane (afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb certify
Context examples:
Advanced practice nurses are licensed at the state level and certified by national nursing organizations.
(Advanced practice nurse, NCI Dictionary)
APNs are licensed at the state level and certified by national nursing organizations.
(APN, NCI Dictionary)
Also called board certified oncology pharmacy specialist and oncology pharmacy specialist.
(BCOP, NCI Dictionary)
A certified speech language pathologist who is board recognized as an expert in swallowing disorders.
(Board Recognized Specialist - Swallowing, NCI Thesaurus)
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) - a registered nurse who provides anesthetics to patients in collaboration with surgeons, anesthesiologists, dentists, podiatrists, and other qualified healthcare professionals.
(Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, NCI Thesaurus)
And just recently, the South American country of Paraguay was certified to be malaria-free.
(The Dog's Nose Knows Malaria, Kevin Enochs/VOA)
A person licensed, certified or otherwise authorized or permitted by law to administer healthcare in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession.
(Health Care Provider, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)
An individual trained and certified to provide all basic and intermediate life support measures in addition to using invasive medical procedures (including intravenous therapy, cardiac defibrillation, administering medications and solutions, and using ventilation devices) as dictated by state law and performed under medical control in case of medical emergencies, hazardous materials exposure, child birth, abuse, fires, flood, accidents, trauma, and psychiatric crises.
(Paramedic, NCI Thesaurus)
A person with formal training in basic medical knowledge and skills, certified (requirements vary by state) to respond and to provide a competent prehospital care and transportation to patients in emergency situations including but not limited to medical emergencies, hazardous materials exposure, child birth, abuse, fires, flood, accidents, trauma, and psychiatric crises.
(Emergency Medical Technician, NCI Thesaurus)
A professional trained and certified in the field of medicine that utilizes the nuclear properties of radioactive and stable nuclides to make diagnostic evaluations of the anatomic or physiologic conditions of the body and to provide therapy with unsealed radioactive sources.
(Nuclear Medicine Technologist, NCI Thesaurus)
