1
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
2
primary care physician; primary care provider
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Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Baker tested positive for PCP, methamphetamine and fentanyl, Birney said, and investigators believed a screwdriver, fork and scissors were used in the attack.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Each menopause visit will be conducted by a PCP trained in menopause care and will include care that’s integrated into the patient’s overall treatment plan.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 26 Sep. 2025
Patients who keep regular PCP visits rack up fewer duplicate tests and fewer non-emergent ER trips.
—John Samuels, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Prosecutors say the crew trafficked meth, fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and PCP while stockpiling guns to enforce orders.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Baker tested positive for PCP, methamphetamine and fentanyl, Birney said, and investigators believed a screwdriver, fork and scissors were used in the attack.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Each menopause visit will be conducted by a PCP trained in menopause care and will include care that’s integrated into the patient’s overall treatment plan.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 26 Sep. 2025
Patients who keep regular PCP visits rack up fewer duplicate tests and fewer non-emergent ER trips.
—John Samuels, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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“PCP.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PCP. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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PCP
1 of 2 noun1
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: 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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