medical practitioner

NOUN
20 LETTERS · STARTS WITH M

medical practitioner is a valid 20-letter word worth 28 points in Scrabble and 34 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
M3E1D2I1C3A1L1P3R1A1C3T1I1T1I1O1N1E1R1
3 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =28 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 56TRIPLE WORD → 84
MEANING

What does medical practitioner mean?