rounds

nounnounverbcommon in dialogue

//ˈɹaʊndz//

The practice of medical doctors visiting patients in a hospital or in their homes according to a predetermined order.

noun

1
Also a form of roundplural of round

noun

1
The practice of medical doctors visiting patients in a hospital or in their homes according to a predetermined order.
2
A route taken by someone in authority.
the hourly rounds of the night watchman.
3
A descending diatonic scale played on a ring of bells.

verb

1
Also a form of roundthird-person singular simple present indicative of round

Round · A surname.rounded · Made into a circle or sphere.rounding · Round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish.

rounds · The practice of medical doctors visiting patients in a hospital or in their homes according to a predetermined order.

Rounds · A surname transferred from the nickname for a descendant of a…route · A course or way which is traveled or passed.Route · A surname from French.

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