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primary care provider ThesaurusNoun | 1. | primary care provider - a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disabilitycaregiver, health care provider, health professional, PCPhealth profession - the body of individuals whose work helps to maintain the health of their clientsbonesetter - someone (not necessarily a licensed physician) who sets broken boneselectrologist - someone skilled in the use of electricity to remove moles or warts or hair rootsmedical assistant - a person trained to assist medical professionalsmedical man, medical practitioner - someone who practices medicinenurse - one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)druggist, pharmacist, pill pusher, pill roller, apothecary, chemist - a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugsprofessional, professional person - a person engaged in one of the learned professions |
EncyclopediaSeeproviderprimary care provider
primary care providerthe health care professional (physician, nurse, or other) mainly responsible for the care of a patient, particularly in an outpatient setting.primary care provider Abbreviation: PCP The health care provider the nurse practitioner, physician's assistant, or physician) to whom a patient first goes to address a problem with his or her health.See also: providerAcronymsSeePCPprimary care provider
Synonyms for primary care providernoun a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disabilitySynonyms- caregiver
- health care provider
- health professional
- PCP
Related Words- health profession
- bonesetter
- electrologist
- medical assistant
- medical man
- medical practitioner
- nurse
- druggist
- pharmacist
- pill pusher
- pill roller
- apothecary
- chemist
- professional
- professional person
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