primary care physician vs doctor

primary care physician and doctor both are nouns.

primary care physician is not a verb while doctor is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
primary care physician	Yes	No	No	No
doctor	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, doctor is a hypernym of primary care physician; that is, doctor is a word with a broader meaning than primary care physician:

primary care physician: the physician who provides primary care
doctor: a licensed medical practitioner

Other hypernyms of primary care physician include doc, Dr., MD, medico, physician.

primary care physician (noun)	doctor (noun)
the physician who provides primary care	children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office
	a licensed medical practitioner
	a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution

primary care physician (verb)	doctor (verb)
	give medical treatment to
	alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
	restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

primary care physician vs doctor

primary care physician and doctor both are nouns.

primary care physician is not a verb while doctor is a verb.

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