general practitioner

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Noun

general practitioner (plural general practitioners) (abbreviated as GP)

1. A physician who provides primary care; treating acute and chronic illnesses and providing preventive care and health education; a family doctor.

Related terms

• general practice

Translations

• French: médecin généraliste, médecin traitant
• German: Allgemeinmediziner, Allgemeinmedizinerin, Hausarzt, Hausärztin, Allgemeinarzt, Allgemeinärztin
• Portuguese: clínico geral
• Russian: врач о́бщей пра́ктики
• Spanish: médico de cabecera, médico de familia

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