internist

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɪntɜːnɪst/, /ɪnˈtɜːnɪst/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɪntɝnɪst, ɪnˈtɝnɪst/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(in′tûr nist, in tûr′nist)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•tern•ist /ˈɪntɜrnɪst, ɪnˈtɜrnɪst/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Medicinea physician specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases not requiring surgery.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•tern•ist  (in′tûr nist, in tûr′nist),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Medicinea physician specializing in the diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases, esp. of adults.
  • intern(al medicine) + -ist 1900–05, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
internist / ˈɪntɜːnɪst ɪnˈtɜːnɪst/
  1. a physician who specializes in internal medicine
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