primary care

noun

1. medical care by a physician, or other healthcare professional, who is the patient's first contact with the healthcare system and who may recommend a specialist if necessary.

Other Words From

• primary-care adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of primary care¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

The same test was also recommended by my new primary-care doctor, another “in-network” provider.

From The Daily Beast

Poppy Morgan went to her primary care doctor in 2010 because she desperately wanted to take a risk.

From The Daily Beast

So then why end up here versus the primary care equivalent of a Midas for a simple checkup?

From The Daily Beast

When you have a good primary care physician, he is always there for you.

From The Daily Beast

Therefore, the insurer is paying your primary care doctor $72 a year per patient—out of the $7,200 a year paid to the insurer.

From The Daily Beast

Our primary care must be to keep the habits of the mind flexible and adapted to the movement of real life.

From Project Gutenberg

It is but an instinct—the primary care of their lives—the secret spring of their power.

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