1
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
2
primary care physician; primary care provider
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2025
Hernandez, also an avid user of PCP, was a frequent consumer.
—Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2025
Budden has also been open about overcoming addiction to PCP and MDMA and now speaks out against drug use.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
With Staveley departing, one of, or a combination of, PIF and the Reuben Brothers will purchase PCP’s remaining shares.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 10 July 2024
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The woman told police Sulaiman had been smoking Angel Dust — a slang term for PCP — in the days preceding the assault.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2025
Hernandez, also an avid user of PCP, was a frequent consumer.
—Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2025
Budden has also been open about overcoming addiction to PCP and MDMA and now speaks out against drug use.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
With Staveley departing, one of, or a combination of, PIF and the Reuben Brothers will purchase PCP’s remaining shares.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 10 July 2024
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“PCP.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PCP. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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PCP
1 of 2 noun1
3
: 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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