English > general practitioner: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | A physician who is not a specialist but treats all illnesses. |
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| Synonym | GP |
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| Narrower | country doctor | A doctor who practices in the country (rather than in a city) usually remote from a modern hospital |
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| family doctor | A general practitioner who treats all the family members |
| Broader | doctor, doc, physician, MD, Dr., medico | A licensed medical practitioner |
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| Spanish | GP, médico de cabecera, médico de familia, médico generalista |
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| Catalan | GP, metge de capçalera, metge de família |
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