primary care physician

IPA/ˌpraɪməri ˈkeə fɪzɪʃn/
IPA/ˌpraɪmeri ˈker fɪzɪʃn/

primary care physician — 名詞

1. a doctor who treats everyday health problems, carries out routine checkups, and

1.名詞B2
釋義

家庭醫師

在社區診所提供初級醫療照護的醫師

a doctor who treats everyday health problems, carries out routine checkups, and coordinates a patient's overall long-term medical care, usually in a local clinic rather than a hospital

例句

Mark visits his primary care physician every year for blood tests and a checkup.

Mark 每年都會去他的家庭醫師那裡抽血和做健康檢查。

collocation: visits his [PCP] for [purpose]

When Lan developed a persistent cough, her primary care physician prescribed an inhaler.

當 Lan 持續咳嗽時，她的家庭醫師為她開了吸入器。

同義詞
  • family doctor

    less formal and more common in everyday speech; emphasizes care for all family members

  • GP (general practitioner)

    standard equivalent term in British English; interchangeable with PCP in UK contexts

  • family physician

    more formal than 'family doctor', often the official title of a doctor trained in family medicine

反義詞
  • specialist

    a doctor with advanced training in one specific area of medicine (e.g., cardiologist, dermatologist)

  • surgeon

    a doctor who performs operations, rather than providing ongoing general care

用法筆記

Frequently shortened to PCP in informal US medical contexts. In the UK, general practitioner (GP) is the equivalent term. In Taiwan, this role is typically referred to as 家庭醫師 (jiātíng yīshī) under the National Health Insurance system.

常見錯誤

❌You should see a primary care physician for your heart surgery.
✅You should see a cardiologist for your heart surgery.
💡A primary care physician handles routine and general health issues; a specialist treats a specific organ or disease.
❌I changed my primary care physician to a hospital near my office.
✅I changed my primary care physician to a doctor at a clinic near my office.
💡Primary care physicians work mainly in community clinics, though some practice in hospital outpatient departments.