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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGeneral Practitioner
/ˈdʒɛn.ər.əl prækˈtɪʃ.ən.ər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A medical doctor who provides primary care and treats a wide range of health issues.
"After feeling unwell for several days, she decided to visit her general practitioner for a check-up." - 2
A physician who is not specialized in any particular area of medicine but offers general health care.
"He has been seeing the same general practitioner for over a decade for all his health needs."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'general practitioner' originated in the early 19th century, combining 'general', from Latin 'generalis', meaning 'of a whole class', and 'practitioner', from Latin 'practitionem', meaning 'to practice'. It evolved to refer to a medical doctor who provides primary care and treats a variety of ailments.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "General Practitioner" is said worldwide
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Médecin généraliste
Transliteration: Med-sin zhay-nay-ral-eest
"Elle a pris rendez-vous avec son médecin généraliste."
Allgemeinarzt
Transliteration: Al-gay-main-arts
"Er hat einen Termin bei seinem Allgemeinarzt vereinbart."
Medico di base
Transliteration: Me-di-ko di ba-ze
"Devo andare dal mio medico di base per un controllo."
Médico de cabecera
Transliteration: Me-di-ko de ka-be-se-ra
"Tengo que visitar a mi médico de cabecera para un chequeo."
Médico de família
Transliteration: Me-di-ko de fa-mi-li-a
"Ela marcou uma consulta com o médico de família."
सामान्य चिकित्सक
Transliteration: Samaanya Chikitsak
"उन्हें सामान्य चिकित्सक से मिलने जाना है।"
全科医生
Transliteration: Quánkē yīshēng
"她去看全科医生进行健康检查。"
일반 의사
Transliteration: Ilban uisa
"그녀는 건강 검진을 위해 일반 의사를 방문했다."
一般医
Transliteration: Ippan-i
"彼女は健康診断のために一般医を訪れました。"
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