PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does primary care physician mean? 

• PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN (noun)
  The noun PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN has 1 sense:

1. the physician who provides primary care

  Familiarity information: PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The physician who provides primary care

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Context example:

the primary care physician acts as a gatekeeper to the medical system

Hypernyms ("primary care physician" is a kind of...):

doc; doctor; Dr.; MD; medico; physician (a licensed medical practitioner)

 Context examples 

The FNP typically works collaboratively with family primary care physicians and other professionals within the health care system, and is licensed to practice by a state authority.

(Family Practice Nurse Practitioner, NCI Thesaurus)

N.D. has a qualification of primary care physicians with a specialized focus in preventative medicine, natural therapeutics, and emphasis on holistic and nontoxic approaches to therapy and optimizing wellness.

(Naturopathic Doctor, NCI Thesaurus)