Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation pneumocystis pneumonia
- noun Phencyclidine.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a drug originally taken in the form of powder ("dust") for its hallucinogenic effects.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- abbreviation chemistry
Phencyclidine - abbreviation organic chemistry
Pentachlorophenol - initialism biochemistry
peptidyl carrier protein - initialism mathematics
probabilistically checkable proof - initialism healthcare
primary care physician - initialism medicine
pneumocystis pneumonia
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability
- noun a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or `dust') for its effects as a hallucinogen
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I have no idea what PCP is like, but all the qat I ever chewed was like a very mild amphetamine.
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I have no idea what PCP is like, but all the qat I ever chewed was like a very mild amphetamine.
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"PCP is an especially potent poison that kicks off violent and erratic behavior that threatens our families," Machen said in a statement.
Nine indicted in D.C. drug ring Maria Glod 2010
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The PCP is annoyed that Radiology makes finding old films the responsibility of the PCP, when the PCP thinks (reasonably enough, it seems to me) that Radiology should be the owners of the films that they create and file.
A Team of One aka TBTAM 2008
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In order to be accurate, that note should have read She called her PCP, who saw her in the office, examined her, diagnosed a distal fibular fracture and ordered confirmatory x-rays, and referred her here.
More Disrespect 1 Dinosaur 2009
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I suppose I should consider myself particularly lucky in that it was the same as the history I obtained followed by this line: She called her PCP, who ordered x-rays and referred her here.
Archive 2009-06-01 1 Dinosaur 2009
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In order to be accurate, that note should have read She called her PCP, who saw her in the office, examined her, diagnosed a distal fibular fracture and ordered confirmatory x-rays, and referred her here.
Archive 2009-06-01 1 Dinosaur 2009
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I suppose I should consider myself particularly lucky in that it was the same as the history I obtained followed by this line: She called her PCP, who ordered x-rays and referred her here.
More Disrespect 1 Dinosaur 2009
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When I got back to the office, I called my PCP and he said I can wean myself off by cutting them in half to 25 mgs for
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The eighth case drew particular alarm and interest: this man, with lesions on his head and back, was also diagnosed with a rare pneumonia called PCP caused by the organism Pneumocystis carinii.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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