internist

noun

in·​ter·​nist ˈin-ˌtər-nist 

: a specialist in internal medicine

Examples of internist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Jeffrey Millstein is an internist and regional medical director for primary and specialty care at Penn Medicine. — Jeffrey Millstein, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026

Cara developed new symptoms over the course of the summer, including unexplained vomiting, and so her parents took her to see an internist in August. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026

More notably, o1 performed as well or better than two Harvard internists in generating differential diagnoses based on EHR data for 76 real-world emergency cases. — Spencer Dorn, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026

There are important cultural differences between an internist struggling to treat patients in a private-equity conglomerate and a John Deere machinist on strike because of layoffs. — George Packer, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for internist

• earnest
• sternest

Kids Definition

internist

noun

in·​ter·​nist ˈin-ˌtər-nəst 

: a physician who specializes in internal medicine

Medical Definition

internist

noun

in·​ter·​nist ˈin-ˌtər-nəst 

: a specialist in internal medicine especially as distinguished from a surgeon