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internist

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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noun

Meaning 1

A physician who specialises in internal medicine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a specialist in internal medicine

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: specialist, medical specialist

History

Etymology

From German Internist, corresponding to intern (“internal”) + -ist.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: internis — specialist in internal medicine
  • Arabic: بطنجي — specialist in internal medicine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 内科医师 — specialist in internal medicine
  • Czech: internista — specialist in internal medicine
  • Dutch: internist — specialist in internal medicine
  • Finnish: sisätautilääkäri — specialist in internal medicine
  • French: interniste — specialist in internal medicine
  • Galician: internista — specialist in internal medicine
  • German: Internist — specialist in internal medicine
  • German: Internistin — specialist in internal medicine
  • Greek: παθολόγος (pathológos) — specialist in internal medicine
  • Hebrew: רופא פנימי (rofé pnimí) — specialist in internal medicine
  • Hungarian: belgyógyász — specialist in internal medicine
  • Interlingua: internista — specialist in internal medicine
  • Italian: internista — specialist in internal medicine
  • Polish: internista — specialist in internal medicine
  • Romanian: internist — specialist in internal medicine
  • Romanian: internistă — specialist in internal medicine
  • Russian: терапевт (terapevt) — specialist in internal medicine
  • Russian: интернист (internist) — specialist in internal medicine
  • Spanish: internista — specialist in internal medicine
  • Swedish: invärtesläkare — specialist in internal medicine
  • Thai: อายุรแพทย์ (aa-yú-rá-pɛ̂ɛt) — specialist in internal medicine