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P.C.

An abbreviation for professional corporation, which is a special corporation established by professionals, such as physicians, accountants, or, in some states, attorneys, who practice together.

In most jurisdictions, a professional corporation may be organized by professionals who render a personal service to the public that requires a license and that, before proper statutory organization, could not be performed by a corporation.

One of the main reasons professionals incorporate is to gain certain tax benefits. Incorporation neither changes professionalresponsibility nor protects those incorporating from liability for malpractice.

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p.c. per cent
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• Med. post cibum (Latin: after meals; in prescriptions)

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p.c. (post cibum) Latin: after food, used as a direction in prescriptions.

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