general practitioner
nounDefinition of general practitioner
: a physician or veterinarian whose practice is not limited to a specialty broadly : generalist
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An increasing number of doctors, including general practitioners, are seeking training to use medications such as methadone, buprenorphine or Suboxone to treat patients with drug addictions. — Beth Warren, The Courier-Journal, "Tired of going to funerals, this doctor treats addiction with drugs," 21 June 2018 The first was given a diagnosis of depression by her general practitioner and put on a course of antidepressants. — Anthea Rowan, Washington Post, "A leading psychiatrist’s history of depression helps shape his treatment of young people," 10 June 2018 Some were seen by general practitioners, and only a small percent were seen by specialists. — Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle, "Concussion study by UCSF professor identifies ‘public health crisis’," 9 June 2018 The government has said that general practitioners — doctors who are the first port of call for patients — will be asked to provide abortions, although they will still be allowed to conscientiously object to terminations at their clinics. — BostonGlobe.com, "Final results in Ireland show voters overwhelmingly rejected ban on abortions," 27 May 2018 The government has said that general practitioners — doctors who are the first port of call for patients — will be asked to provide abortions, although they will still be allowed to conscientiously object to termination at their clinics. — New York Times, "Ireland Votes to End Abortion Ban, in Rebuke to Catholic Conservatism," 26 May 2018 Federal authorities alleged that Cephalon sales reps had illegally oversold general practitioners on the benefits of the drugs and failed to warn them of the drugs's risks. — Bill Myers, Chicago Reader, "Officials hope much-hyped drug can slow state's opioid crisis, but is it worth the costs?," 16 May 2018 The study, in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, used health records of 13.8 million patients of general practitioners in Britain. — Nicholas Bakalar, New York Times, "Antibiotics May Raise the Risk for Kidney Stones," 10 May 2018 Burton then visited a general practitioner who ran food allergy screenings on her to determine the root of her problem. — Jennifer Earl, Fox News, "Arkansas woman develops 'deadly' meat allergy after tick bite," 3 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'general practitioner.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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