family doctor
noun/ˌfæməli ˈdɒktə(r)/
/ˌfæməli ˈdɑːktər/
(also general practitioner, GP, 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 Healthcareb1
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