1
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
2
primary care physician; primary care provider
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Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
In middle school, Johnson began using crack cocaine and PCP.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Seek Professional Help When Necessary If feelings of stress, anxiety, or depression start to feel overwhelming, reach out to your primary care physician (PCP).
—Dr. Donald Tavakoli, Denver Post, 19 May 2025
Visits are never rushed, and members have unlimited access to their PCP and care team through the mobile app.
—Carol Walter, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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The agents couldn’t find the PCP lab or any evidence of a drug enterprise on the property, or inside a cabin without electricity or running water.
—Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
In middle school, Johnson began using crack cocaine and PCP.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Seek Professional Help When Necessary If feelings of stress, anxiety, or depression start to feel overwhelming, reach out to your primary care physician (PCP).
—Dr. Donald Tavakoli, Denver Post, 19 May 2025
Visits are never rushed, and members have unlimited access to their PCP and care team through the mobile app.
—Carol Walter, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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“PCP.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PCP. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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PCP
1 of 2 noun1
3
: a health-care professional and especially a physician who is authorized (as by an HMO) to provide primary care
PCP
2 of 2 abbreviation
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
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