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as in generalist
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as in family practitioner
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Recent Examples of general practitioner
Half of the patients received routine medical care from general practitioners, the other half were instructed to use the Kardia monitor twice a week to take 30-second recordings of their heart rate.
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IEEE Spectrum, 21 Sep. 2017
Newsweek reached out to general practitioner Dr. Deepali Misra-Sharp to find out more.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
The median wait for treatment from a specialist following referral by a general practitioner in Canada was 30 weeks this year, according to a study published this month by the Fraser Institute.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Participants were 65 or over at the commencement of the study and had registered with a UK general practitioner for at least 12 months between 1998 and 2018.
—New Atlas, 15 Dec. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 21 Sep. 2017
Newsweek reached out to general practitioner Dr. Deepali Misra-Sharp to find out more.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
The median wait for treatment from a specialist following referral by a general practitioner in Canada was 30 weeks this year, according to a study published this month by the Fraser Institute.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Participants were 65 or over at the commencement of the study and had registered with a UK general practitioner for at least 12 months between 1998 and 2018.
—New Atlas, 15 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for general practitioner
Noun
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Access solutions built for convenience or created by generalists won’t be enough.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Specialists still have their place in the game, but modern football feels like the age of the generalist given the rise of greater tactical instruction from the sidelines.—
Mark Carey,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
Noun
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As the public health system in the Netherlands is increasingly strained, and short of family practitioners, that model of care is becoming less common.—
Stephanie Nolen,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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If a referral is needed, ask your regular healthcare provider, such as a family practitioner, primary care provider, or, in some cases, a gynecologist.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
25 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Ed Kraemer, a family physician who practiced in Lee’s Summit for nearly two decades, opposes the legislation, telling The Star that the bills are tailored to support a product that kills people.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
24 Feb. 2025
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One step in her normal daily routine was eating oatmeal, according to Dr. Mike Sevilla, a family physician at Salem Family Care in Salem, Ohio.—
Erica Lamberg,
Fox News,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Dad was an inventive, jack-of-all-trades, handy man.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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Can Dilute Marketing Impact In the world of marketing, a jack-of-all-trades is a master of none.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Havana leaders have placed want ads in local newspapers seeking a family doctor to practice in town.—
Daniel Chang,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2025
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After finding a new life in America — a country that once hesitated to embrace Jewish refugees — my father dedicated his life as a family doctor to helping others.—
Joanie Schirm,
Orlando Sentinel,
2 Feb. 2025
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In layman’s terms, Trump is keeping foreign leaders on their toes.—
Christian Datoc,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
25 Jan. 2025
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His seductive and affable manner of describing the essence of a budding romance in layman’s terms is inviting.—
Priscella Vega,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Jan. 2025
Noun
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During the lockdown period of COVID, while suffering from chronic pain from rheumatoid arthritis, O’Neal had been prescribed morphine by a doctor who either didn’t know or didn’t care about her addictions.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2025
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Some doctors may be quick to put you on a birth control prescription to help with these symptoms and get your period back on track.—
Mara Santilli,
Flow Space,
26 Feb. 2025
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This is true even in households where both spouses work as physicians.—
Christopher M. Worsham,
TIME,
7 Mar. 2025
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One analysis from the AMA found that the number of physicians working in private practice dropped by 13 percentage points — from 60 percent to 46.7 percent — between 2012 and 2022.—
Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech,
The Hill,
7 Mar. 2025
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“General practitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/general%20practitioner. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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