gp

¹ American  

1. general purpose.

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gp. ² American  

Or Gp.

abbreviation

1. group.

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G.P. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. General Practitioner.

2. General Purpose.

3. Gloria Patri.

4. Graduate in Pharmacy.

5. Grand Prix.

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GP ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. general practitioner

2. Gallup Poll

3. (in Britain) graduated pension

4. Grand Prix

5. gas-permeable (contact lens)

6. music general pause

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gp ² British  

abbreviation

1. Guadeloupe

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Example Sentences

Lara Tang, from Portishead near Bristol, was prescribed antidepressant fluoxetine by her GP for depression and anxiety when she was 16.

From BBC

She said she was "grateful" to be offered something to help, adding: "The GP is recognising that I've got these struggles and I'm not just being left to suffer."

From BBC

He said demand for child mental health support at GP surgeries was "huge".

From BBC

Sutherland said while he had made the choice to prescribe antidepressants to children in some cases when he felt it was in their best interest, he could "very easily imagine" why a GP might decide not to.

From BBC

"In some circumstances, particularly while awaiting specialist input, a GP may decide, based on their clinical judgement and in careful discussion with the patient and their family, that prescribing medication is in the young person's best interests."

From BBC

Related Words

• family doctor