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Noun: medical practitioner
  1. Someone who practices medicine
    "The medical practitioner diagnosed and treated various illnesses in her clinic";
    - medic

Derived forms: medical practitioners

Type of: caregiver [N. Amer], carer [Brit], health care provider, health professional, PCP, primary care provider

Encyclopedia: Medical practitioner