general practitioner
noun
: a physician or veterinarian whose practice is not limited to a specialty
broadly
: generalist
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Our family doctor is a general practitioner.
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Start by working with a primary care provider or general practitioner.
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Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
Separately, right before the pandemic hit in February 2020, my general practitioner began noticing my prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels were increasing.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2024
An 8-year-old girl died of sepsis after being sent home from her general practitioner twice.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
Published exclusively by The Independent, the research revealed that nearly 5 million hours of general practitioner (GP) time are wasted annually on unnecessary menopause appointments, largely attributed to a lack of knowledge among healthcare professionals.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 9 Aug. 2024
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Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
Separately, right before the pandemic hit in February 2020, my general practitioner began noticing my prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels were increasing.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2024
An 8-year-old girl died of sepsis after being sent home from her general practitioner twice.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
Published exclusively by The Independent, the research revealed that nearly 5 million hours of general practitioner (GP) time are wasted annually on unnecessary menopause appointments, largely attributed to a lack of knowledge among healthcare professionals.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 9 Aug. 2024
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general practitioner
noun
: a physician or veterinarian whose practice is not limited to a specialty
Dr. Thomas, Sr., could carry virtually the full armamentarium of the medicine of his day in a single black bag, and very nearly all of medical knowledge in his head. Today the general practitioner is a vanishing breed, and specialists cannot use their time effectively traveling from patient to patient.—John Steele Gordon, American Heritage
John Steele Gordon, American HeritageThe primary-care doctor is gaining new respect in Washington. Battles may be breaking out left and right over the various health-care bills emerging from Congress, but reformers on both sides agree that general practitioners should be given a central role in uniting the fragmented U.S. medical system.—Catherine Arnst, Business Week
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