Primary care physician — A primary care physician, or PCP, is a physician/medical doctor who provides both the first contact for a person with an undiagnosed health concern as well as continuing care of varied medical conditions, not limited by cause, organ system, or… … Wikipedia
primary care physician — (also primary care doctor) n (in the US) a general doctor who is the first person a patient visits in the health care system. Primary care physicians treat illnesses and injuries which are not serious or send the patient to a specialist. They… … Universalium
primary care doctor — ➡ primary care physician * * * … Universalium
primary care — n [U] basic medical treatment that you receive from a doctor who is not a ↑specialist ▪ a primary care physician (=a doctor who provides primary care) … Dictionary of contemporary English
primary care — noun uncount medical treatment and advice that you get in your local community from a doctor or nurse, rather than treatment from a SPECIALIST: primary care providers a primary care physician … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
primary care — noun the medical care received on first contact with the medical system (before being referred elsewhere) • Hypernyms: ↑medical care, ↑medical aid * * * noun [noncount] : medical care from the doctor who sees a patient first and provides basic… … Useful english dictionary
primary care — noun Date: 1970 health care provided by a medical professional (as a general practitioner, pediatrician, or nurse) with whom a patient has initial contact and by whom the patient may be referred to a specialist often used attributively < a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
primary care — primary care, adj. medical care by a physician, or other health care professional, who is the patient s first contact with the health care system and who may recommend a specialist if necessary. [1970 75] * * * … Universalium
Primary care provider — In insurance parlance, a physician chosen by or assigned to a patient, who both provides primary care and acts as a gatekeeper to control access to other medical services … Medical dictionary
primary care — noun Primary care is used before these nouns: ↑doctor, ↑physician … Collocations dictionary
