internist

noun

Definition of internistnext
as in physician

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Recent Examples of internist The internist and author of 'Indoor Epidemic' says just 17 minutes a day in a blue or green space can measurably improve your health. — Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 9 Mar. 2026 Jonathan Appelbaum is an internist, geriatrician and an HIV specialist. — Jonathan Appelbaum, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026 The surgery was an in-patient procedure because my internist said that was safer for someone over 60. — Patricia Tortolani, Allure, 29 Jan. 2026 The risk of seizures is not a new concern, explains Elizabeth Cilenti, MD, MPH, an internist and pediatrician at Northern Virginia Family Practice Associates. — Sherri Gordon, Parents, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for internist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for internist
  1. physician
  2. doctor
  3. pediatrician
  4. neurologist
  5. urologist
  6. orthopedist
  7. gynecologist
  8. ophthalmologist
Noun
  • Andrews, the Senate’s first female physician and first pediatrician, credits her stance on gun control to her experience treating children who have unintentionally shot themselves after finding an unsecured firearm.
    — Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Since Melanie Federline’s arrest, details in the arrest warrant about loose pills and the use of allergy medicine in the home as a sleep aid have alarmed physicians and child welfare experts.
    — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of physician
Noun
  • Murphy said doctors diagnosed him with a small hemorrhagic stroke, which is a bleed in the brain.
    — Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • As the science continues to advance rapidly, treating metastatic breast cancer is becoming an art, with doctors weighing which treatments to use, in what combinations and in what order, to get the longest benefit.
    — Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of doctor
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  • However, what Patterson says was once uncommon has become a regular occurrence when the Idaho pediatrician is working in a newborn nursery in the southwest region of the state.
    — Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Kim Schrier Democrat Kim Schrier was the first pediatrician elected to Congress in 2018.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of pediatrician
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  • Dane then met with another neurologist, who sadly couldn’t provide any answers.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Edo Richard, a neurologist in the Netherlands who serves on an independent advisory group to the European Medicines Agency, balks at that distinction.
    — Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of neurologist
Noun
  • My second-opinion urologist had told me in 2010 to hold off on treatment.
    — Howard Wolinsky, STAT, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Start with a urologist, who has specialized training in treating UTIs and understands that the bladder is part of an interconnected genitourinary system.
    — Meghan Rabbitt, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of urologist
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  • The volleyball player was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a common bone cancer, in December 2024 at age 16 after knee pain sent him to his orthopedist for an MRI, and eventually to Nicklaus for more testing.
    — Michelle Marchante September 11, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Pickleball is booming, and so are the trips to the orthopedist.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of orthopedist
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  • Kelly Morrison Obstetrician-gynecologist Kelly Morrison won a second term in Minnesota’s third district.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Women taking aromatase inhibitors should make that decision with their gynecologist and oncologist.
    — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of gynecologist
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  • While myopia has a strong genetic component, its increase is too fast and too sharp to be explained by genetics alone, ophthalmologists stressed.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Mourning into the morning led to a tremendous gratitude and respect for physicians who treat trauma, including my fellow ophthalmologists and myself.
    — Robert M. Kinast, STAT, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of ophthalmologist

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