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internist

 [in-ter´nist]
a specialist in internal medicine.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

in·tern·ist

(in-ter'nist, in'ter-nist),
A physician trained in internal medicine.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

internist

(ĭn-tûr′nĭst)
n.
A physician specializing in internal medicine.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

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.
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

in·tern·ist

(in-tĕr'nist)
A physician trained in internal medicine.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

internist

(USA) a physician who specializes in the study and treatment of non-surgical diseases in adults. A specialist in internal medicine.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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