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general practitioner

general practitioner noun: a physician who provides primary care; treating acute and chronic illnesses and providing preventive care and health education.

Noun

general practitioner (plural general practitioners)

  1. A physician who provides primary care; treating acute and chronic illnesses and providing preventive care and health education.
    • Near-synonyms: PCP, family doctor (broadly synonymous)
    Synonyms:
    PCP, family doctor[Appendix:Glossary

general practitioner meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Arabic and Indonesian

general practitioner in Tamil

பொது மருத்துவர்

general practitioner in Telugu

physician who provides primary care; family doctor
సాధారణ అభ్యాసకుడు sādhāraṇa abhyāsakuḍu

general practitioner in Arabic

physician who provides primary care; family doctor
طَبِيب عَامّ ṭabīb ʕāmm

general practitioner in Indonesian

physician who provides primary care; family doctor
dokter umum, dokter keluarga
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general practitioner in Thai
แพทย์เวชปฏิบัติทั่วไป pɛ̂ɛt-wêet-chá-bpà-dtì-bàt-tûua-bpai, แพทย์รักษาโรคทั่วไป pɛ̂ɛt-rák-sǎa-rôok-tûua-bpai, แพทย์ทั่วไป pɛ̂ɛt-tûua-bpai
general practitioner in Vietnamese
bác sĩ đa khoa

Synonyms of general practitioner

  • PCP
  • family doctor[Appendix:Glossary

Forms of general practitioner

pluralgeneral practitioners

Questions about general practitioner

What does general practitioner mean?
General practitioner means a physician who provides primary care; treating acute and chronic illnesses and providing preventive care and health education.
What is general practitioner in Tamil?
General practitioner in Tamil is பொது மருத்துவர். See General practitioner meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is general practitioner?
General practitioner is a noun.
What is the plural of general practitioner?
The plural of general practitioner is general practitioners.

Words near general practitioner in the dictionary

  1. general pauses
  2. general population
  3. general populations
  4. general practice
  5. general practices
  6. general practitioner
  7. general practitioners
  8. general public
  9. general quarters
  10. general relativity
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