general practitioner

noun

Definition of general practitioner

: a physician or veterinarian whose practice is not limited to a specialty broadly : generalist

Examples of general practitioner in a Sentence

Our family doctor is a general practitioner.

Recent Examples on the Web My general practitioner prescribed a low-dose statin (Crestor 5 mg). — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 23 May 2022 My general practitioner diagnosed trochanteric bursitis and recommended stretches plus Voltaren cream to reduce the pain. — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 5 May 2022 Schumer notes that the general practitioner pulls in specialized experts leading their fields to simply the most complicated subjects (from stress management to body language) in each episode. — Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 20 Apr. 2022 The median wait last year for treatment from a specialist following referral by a general practitioner was more than 25 weeks — nearly half a year. — Sally C. Pipes, National Review, 21 Feb. 2022 Those numbers felt about right to Dr. Rodney Hood, a general practitioner serving the most diverse parts of the San Diego community. — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2022 But the emergency room physician missed a fracture in Starkey's back, which went untreated for nearly two weeks until her general practitioner was able to find her a hospital bed and treatment for her back. — NBC News, 23 Dec. 2021 Birgitte Schoenmakers, a general practitioner and professor at Leuven University, sees it on an almost daily basis. — Raf Casert And Karel Janicek, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Nov. 2021 Birgitte Schoenmakers, a general practitioner and professor at Leuven University, sees it on an almost daily basis. — Fox News, 20 Nov. 2021 See More

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general practitioner

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Medical Definition of general practitioner

: a physician or veterinarian whose practice is not limited to a specialty Dr. Thomas, Sr., could carry virtually the full armamentarium of the medicine of his day in a single black bag, and very nearly all of medical knowledge in his head. Today the general practitioner is a vanishing breed, and specialists cannot use their time effectively traveling from patient to patient.— John Steele Gordon, American Heritage The primary-care doctor is gaining new respect in Washington. Battles may be breaking out left and right over the various health-care bills emerging from Congress, but reformers on both sides agree that general practitioners should be given a central role in uniting the fragmented U.S. medical system.— Catherine Arnst, Business Week