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in⋅tern⋅ist

[in-tur-nist, in-tur-nist]
–noun
a physician specializing in the diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases, esp. of adults.

Origin:
1900–05, Americanism; intern(al medicine) + -ist
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in·ter·nist   (ĭn-tûr'nĭst)   
n.  A physician specializing in internal medicine.

[intern(al medicine) + -ist.]
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Main Entry: in·ter·nist
Pronunciation: 'in-"t&r-n&st
Function: noun
: a specialist in internal medicine especially as distinguishedfrom a surgeon
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internist in·ter·nist (ĭn-tûr'nĭst)
n.
A physician specializing in internal medicine.

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