general practitioner
noun/ˌdʒenrəl prækˈtɪʃənə(r)/
/ˌdʒenrəl prækˈtɪʃənər/
(abbreviation GP)
(also family doctor, family practitioner)
(all especially British English) (North American English usually primary care physician, PCP)
- a doctor who is trained in general medicine and who treats patients in a local community rather than at a hospitalTopics Healthcarec2
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