Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A physician specializing in internal medicine.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One who treats systemic diseases or those of the internal organs not amenable to operative measures; a physician, as distinguished from a surgeon.
Wiktionary
- n. A physician who specialises in internal medicine.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a specialist in internal medicine
Etymologies
- intern(al medicine) + -ist.
Examples
“… and getting my H1N1 jab! that my internist is an unbelievably kind and gentle mensch”
“Dr. Joseph Eusterman, a retired internist, is mad about the code words used by the opposition.”
“I usually go through the appropriate channels first (calling my internist, etc ...) but if it is on a weekend or if the nurse on the other end of the phone isn't getting my desperation I get my husband to call something in.”
“He was a white, upper class, prep school boy who attended Yale and looked as radical as your internist, which is what he was.”
“I called my internist, Mark Kaplan, who said, "Chew two aspirin, Ron, and swallow them with water, then have June take you to St. Joseph Medical Center.”
“The surgery came about 36 hours after the senator called his internist complaining of seeing white flecks, numbness in his left arm and unusual sensations in his left leg, said Dr. Jay Alexander, a cardiologist at Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital.”
“Shaken, I left and called my internist, who in turn called my ob.”
“I told her to call her internist the next morning to either get a prescription called in or be seen.”
“The dog can’t call the internist for you; he can’t accompany you out to dinner or to a show.”
“They go by titles such as internist, general practitioner or family medical doctor, but also may be pediatricians or obstetrician/gynecologists.”
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