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• primary — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin primarius basic, primary, from Latin, principal, from primus Date: 15th century 1. first in order of time or development ; primitive < the primary stage of civilization > < the primary… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Primary — First or foremost in time or development. The primary teeth (the baby teeth) are those that come first. Primary may also refer to symptoms or a disease to which others are secondary. A primary tumor is one that is at the original site at which it …   Medical dictionary

• Physician supply — refers to the number of trained physicians working in a health care system or active in the labour market.[1] The supply depends primarily on the number of graduates of medical schools in a country or jurisdiction, but also on the number who… …   Wikipedia

• Physician self-referral — is a term describing the practice of a physician ordering tests on a patient and having them performed either by himself or by a facility from which he receives a financial incentive for the referral. There are many forms of self referral.… …   Wikipedia

• primary care — n [U] basic medical treatment that you receive from a doctor who is not a ↑specialist ▪ a primary care physician (=a doctor who provides primary care) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• primary care — noun uncount medical treatment and advice that you get in your local community from a doctor or nurse, rather than treatment from a SPECIALIST: primary care providers a primary care physician …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• primary care doctor — ➡ primary care physician * * * …   Universalium

• primary care — primary care, adj. medical care by a physician, or other health care professional, who is the patient s first contact with the health care system and who may recommend a specialist if necessary. [1970 75] * * * …   Universalium

• Primary care physician — A primary care physician, or PCP, is a physician/medical doctor who provides both the first contact for a person with an undiagnosed health concern as well as continuing care of varied medical conditions, not limited by cause, organ system, or… …   Wikipedia

• Physician assistant — A physician assistant/associate (PA) is a healthcare professional trained and licensed to practice medicine with limited supervision by a physician.[1] Conte …   Wikipedia

• primary care physician — noun the physician who provides primary care the primary care physician acts as a gatekeeper to the medical system • Hypernyms: ↑doctor, ↑doc, ↑physician, ↑MD, ↑Dr., ↑medico * * * primary ˌcare phyˈsician 8 [ …   Useful english dictionary