PCP

2 of 2

abbreviation

1
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
2
primary care physician; primary care provider

Examples of PCP in a Sentence

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Noun
Here’s the plot twist: the same report revealed that 61% of countries with a relative PCP shortage fell into the middle or top third of countries by pharmacy availability. Frank Harvey, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 That’s because a PCP effectively multiplies and distributes any error in an ordinary proof. Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024 Start as soon as possible; must begin within 5 days of when symptoms start. —Adults and children can visit their PCP: Veklury (remdesivir) Antiviral. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2024 After a California mother had a false positive for meth and PCP, authorities took her newborn, then dispatched two sheriff’s deputies to also remove her toddler from her custody, court records show. Shoshana Walter, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for PCP 

Word History

Etymology

Noun

phenyl + cycl- + piperidine

First Known Use

Noun

1968, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of PCP was in 1968

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“PCP.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PCP. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

PCP

1 of 2 noun
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: a health-care professional and especially a physician who is authorized (as by an HMO) to provide primary care

PCP

2 of 2 abbreviation
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia

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