internist
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of internist
An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; intern(al medicine) + -ist
Example Sentences
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The result is a worsening national shortage of internists and general practitioners.
From MarketWatch
His father, a respected internist, modeled a deep sense of medical dedication and the value of collaboration in research.
From Science Daily
“I have never seen surgeons, pediatricians, internists, family physicians, all of us, I can count all the specialties, come together like this,” Alissa said.
From Salon
The board-certified internist asserted her authority by wielding data, what she called “brute force” and the soft persuasion of an occasional gift of an orchid, picked from her garden in suburban Maryland.
From Salon
Chestnut is putting his “bad doctor” days behind him, taking on a new specialty as a compassionate geneticist and internist in CBS’ medical drama “Watson,” a modern reboot of the Sherlock Holmes mythology.
From Los Angeles Times
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