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internist /in·tern·ist/ (in-ter´nist) a specialist in internal medicine.
in·ter·nist (n-tûrnst)
n.
A physician specializing in internal medicine.

internist
[intur′nist, in′turnist]
Etymology: L, internus, inward
a physician who specializes in internal medicine.

internist [in-ter´nist]
a specialist in internal medicine.

internist
a specialist in internal medicine.

internist program
a postgraduate training program suitable for an internist.

internist
Medtalk A practitioner of general medicine is certified by the Am Board of Internal Medicine–ABIM, who has had 3 yrs of formal training in internal medicine. Cf Family practitioner, Intern.


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