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general practitioner
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general practitioner
n. Abbr. GP
A physician whose practice is not oriented to a specific medical specialty but instead covers a variety of medical problems in patients of all ages. Also called family doctor.
general practitioner
n
(Medicine) a physician who does not specialize but has a medical practice (general practice) in which he deals with all illnesses Informal name family doctor Abbreviation GP
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Noun1.general practitioner - a physician who is not a specialist but treats all illnesses
GP
country doctor - a doctor who practices in the country (rather than in a city) usually remote from a modern hospital; "do country doctors still make house calls?"
doc, doctor, physician, Dr., MD, medico - a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor"
family doctor - a general practitioner who treats all the family members
Translations
general practitioner n → medico generico; (personal doctor) → medico di famiglia
general practitioner n → medico generico; (personal doctor) → medico di famiglia


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