internist
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- noun
- /ˈɪntɜrnɪst/
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internista
- An internist is often the first doctor you visit for adult health concerns and ongoing care.
- internist and endocrinologist
- internists and practitioners
- general internist
And then as I was finishing my internship and residency, I became a quote, UN quote internist.
- And then as I was finishing my internship and residency, I became a quote, UN quote internist.
- The doctor, Vincent Felitti, was a San Diego internist, wonderful guy, deep thinker and and researcher.
Examples
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Joseph Lyon Andrews, Jr., is an internist and teacher at Tufts Medical School.
Academic text (1997) -
I would have insisted he refer me to a specialist, like an internist.
Fiction book (1993) -
How would an internist help me?
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A retired medical internist, she has now written 20 books in 20 years.
Academic text (2008) -
I am an internist in Tucson, Arizona.
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The program's panel included a surgeon, a psychiatrist, an internist, a rabbi, a minister, and a priest.
Academic text (1997) -
Four days later, Donny visited his internist for a follow-up on the physical he took every three years.
Fiction book (1997) -
Our team is made up of an otolaryngologist, an audiologist, an internist, and a physical therapist.
Academic text (2008) -
The doctor, Vincent Felitti, was a San Diego internist, wonderful guy, deep thinker and and researcher.
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Joseph L. Andrews, Jr., M.D., is an internist and chest specialist in Concord, Massachusetts, and a lecturer.
Academic text (1997)
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Internist comes from internal ('inside') and the ending -ist ('specialist'). So an internist is a doctor who treats problems 'inside' the body, usually without surgery.