1
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
2
primary care physician; primary care provider
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Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
During Messiah’s first couple years of life, federal prosecutors charged his father with healthcare fraud and possession of PCP and cocaine, records show.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
In addition to alcohol, the brief said James as a child used drugs such as marijuana, PCP, cocaine, speed and LSD.
—Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
Calls about other psychedelics mostly held steady, though those related to hallucinogenic stimulants and phencyclidine (PCP) decreased.
—Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The accounts confirm that Chelsea valued their women’s team at £200m, which is £105m shy of what Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, PCP Capital Partners and Reuben Brothers paid for Newcastle United in 2021.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
During Messiah’s first couple years of life, federal prosecutors charged his father with healthcare fraud and possession of PCP and cocaine, records show.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
In addition to alcohol, the brief said James as a child used drugs such as marijuana, PCP, cocaine, speed and LSD.
—Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
Calls about other psychedelics mostly held steady, though those related to hallucinogenic stimulants and phencyclidine (PCP) decreased.
—Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
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“PCP.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PCP. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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PCP
1 of 2 noun1
3
: a health-care professional and especially a physician who is authorized (as by an HMO) to provide primary care
PCP
2 of 2 abbreviation
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
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