primary care

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noun

medical care by a physician, or other healthcare professional, who is the patient's first contact with the healthcare system and who may recommend a specialist if necessary.

Origin of primary care

First recorded in 1970–75

OTHER WORDS FROM primary care

primary-care, adjective

Words nearby primary care

primary amyloidosis, primary anesthetic, primary atelectasis, primary atypical pneumonia, primary brain vesicle, primary care, primary care physician, primary cataract, primary cell, primary coccidioidomycosis, primary color

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Example sentences from the Web for primary care

He says the psychiatric resident did ask her to see her primary-care physician.
Why House Stenographer Dianne Reidy Snapped|Michael Daly|October 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
With Obamacare on the horizon and a growing shortage of primary-care physicians rising fast, nurses could fill the void.
Nurse Practitioners Playing Doctor More Often|Daniela Drake|May 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The work is ceaseless and routine to the point of tedium—and almost half of primary-care physicians are burnt out.
Nurse Practitioners Playing Doctor More Often|Daniela Drake|May 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Incredibly, there is much more money flagged for that goal than for easing the critical shortage of primary-care physicians.
Health Care's Next Crisis|Dr. Abraham Verghese|March 24, 2009|DAILY BEAST

Medical definitions for primary care

primary care

n.

The initial medical care given by a health care provider to a patient, especially as part of regular, ambulatory care, and sometimes followed by referral to other medical providers.

单词	primary care
释义	primary care SEE SYNONYMS FOR primary care ON THESAURUS.COM noun medical care by a physician, or other healthcare professional, who is the patient's first contact with the healthcare system and who may recommend a specialist if necessary. Origin of primary care First recorded in 1970–75 OTHER WORDS FROM primary care primary-care, adjective Words nearby primary care primary amyloidosis, primary anesthetic, primary atelectasis, primary atypical pneumonia, primary brain vesicle, primary care, primary care physician, primary cataract, primary cell, primary coccidioidomycosis, primary color Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for primary care He says the psychiatric resident did ask her to see her primary-care physician. Why House Stenographer Dianne Reidy Snapped\|Michael Daly\|October 17, 2013\|DAILY BEAST With Obamacare on the horizon and a growing shortage of primary-care physicians rising fast, nurses could fill the void. Nurse Practitioners Playing Doctor More Often\|Daniela Drake\|May 27, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The work is ceaseless and routine to the point of tedium—and almost half of primary-care physicians are burnt out. Nurse Practitioners Playing Doctor More Often\|Daniela Drake\|May 27, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Incredibly, there is much more money flagged for that goal than for easing the critical shortage of primary-care physicians. Health Care's Next Crisis\|Dr. Abraham Verghese\|March 24, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Words related to primary care health care Medical definitions for primary care primary care n. The initial medical care given by a health care provider to a patient, especially as part of regular, ambulatory care, and sometimes followed by referral to other medical providers. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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primary care

noun

Origin of primary care

OTHER WORDS FROM primary care

Words nearby primary care

Example sentences from the Web for primary care

Words related to primary care

Medical definitions for primary care

n.