Locum
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Not to be confused with Lokum.
For the TV episode, see Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 12) § Episodes.
A locum, or locum tenens, is a person who temporarily fulfills the duties of another; the term is especially used for physicians or clergy.[1] For example, a locum tenens physician is a physician who works in the place of the regular physician.
Locum tenens is a Latin phrase meaning "place holding", akin to the French lieutenant.