(medicine, chiefly, US) A physician who specialises in internal medicine.
(medicine, chiefly, US) A physician who specialises in internal medicine.
"internist" means: A physician who specialises in internal medicine.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"internist" means: A physician who specialises in internal medicine.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. Note the regional or dialect label (US) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
"internist" means: A physician who specialises in internal medicine.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
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(US) A physician who specializes in the care of hospital in-patients.
(US) Between medical specialties.
(medicine, US) A physician who is not a hospitalist.
(medicine, UK, Ireland) A senior hospital-based physician or surgeon who has completed all specialist training and has been placed on the specialist register in their chosen speciality, roughly equivalent to an attending physician in North America.
“Primary care internist here. Fire that provider. Stat. And good job on your weight loss👍🏽”
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Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.