PCP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does PCP mean? 

• PCP (noun)
  The noun PCP has 2 senses:

1. a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability

2. a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or 'dust') for its effects as a hallucinogen

  Familiarity information: PCP used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PCP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

caregiver; health care provider; health professional; PCP; primary care provider

Hypernyms ("PCP" is a kind of...):

professional; professional person (a person engaged in one of the learned professions)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "PCP"):

bonesetter (someone (not necessarily a licensed physician) who sets broken bones)

electrologist (someone skilled in the use of electricity to remove moles or warts or hair roots)

medical assistant (a person trained to assist medical professionals)

medical man; medical practitioner (someone who practices medicine)

nurse (one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician))

apothecary; chemist; druggist; pharmacist; pill pusher; pill roller (a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs)

Holonyms ("PCP" is a member of...):

health profession (the body of individuals whose work helps to maintain the health of their clients)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or 'dust') for its effects as a hallucinogen

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

angel dust; PCP; phencyclidine; phencyclidine hydrochloride

Hypernyms ("PCP" is a kind of...):

hallucinogen; hallucinogenic drug; psychedelic drug; psychodelic drug (a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences)

 Context examples 

CD ROMS/Programs/Discs (CCP/PCP)

(CD-ROM, Food and Drug Administration)

As a drug of abuse, it is known as PCP and Angel Dust.

(Phencyclidine, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Viral infections include cytomegalovirus (CMV) and hepatitis C. Fungi cause thrush (candidiasis), cryptococcal meningitis, pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) and histoplasmosis, and parasites cause crypto (cryptosporidiosis) and toxo (toxoplasmosis).

(HIV/AIDS and Infections, NIH)