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INTERNIST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does internist mean?
• INTERNIST (noun)
The noun INTERNIST has 1 sense:
1. a specialist in internal medicine
Familiarity information: INTERNIST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A specialist in internal medicine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("internist" is a kind of...):
medical specialist; specialist (practices one branch of medicine)
Derivation:
intern (work as an intern)
Context examples
An internist works with adult patients to prevent, diagnose, and treat diseases without using surgery.
(Internist, NCI Dictionary)
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