primary care
primary care
nounDefinition of PRIMARY CARE
: health care provided by a medical professional (as a general practitioner, pediatrician, or nurse) with whom a patient has initial contact and by whom the patient may be referred to a specialist —often used attributively <a primary care physician> —called also primary health care — compare secondary care, tertiary care
See Examples of PRIMARY CARE
- He provides primary care to inner-city patients.
First Known Use of PRIMARY CARE
1970
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