primary care

the basic or general health care a patient receives when he or she first seeks assistance from a health care system. General practitioners, family practitioners, internists, obstetricians, gynecologists, and pediatricians are known as primary care providers. Also called primary health care. Compare secondary care; tertiary care.

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May 9th 2024

ChEI

abbreviation for cholinesterase inhibitor.