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Definition of the Royal College of Physicians from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

the Royal College of Physicians

/ðə ˌrɔɪəl ˌkɒlɪdʒ əv fɪˈzɪʃnz/

/ðə ˌrɔɪəl ˌkɑːlɪdʒ əv fɪˈzɪʃnz/

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a professional organization for doctors in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, first formed in 1518. Its equivalents in Scotland are the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

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