1
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
2
primary care physician; primary care provider
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Seek Professional Help When Necessary If feelings of stress, anxiety, or depression start to feel overwhelming, reach out to your primary care physician (PCP).
—Dr. Donald Tavakoli, Denver Post, 19 May 2025
Visits are never rushed, and members have unlimited access to their PCP and care team through the mobile app.
—Carol Walter, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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
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In middle school, Johnson began using crack cocaine and PCP.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Seek Professional Help When Necessary If feelings of stress, anxiety, or depression start to feel overwhelming, reach out to your primary care physician (PCP).
—Dr. Donald Tavakoli, Denver Post, 19 May 2025
Visits are never rushed, and members have unlimited access to their PCP and care team through the mobile app.
—Carol Walter, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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
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“PCP.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PCP. Accessed 21 Jul. 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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