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family practice

American  

noun

  1. medical specialization in general practice, requiring training beyond that of general practice and leading to board certification.


Other Word Forms

  • family practitioner noun

Example Sentences

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“In my culture and religion, a lot of my family practices — an Afro-Caribbean religion — we build altars.”

From Los Angeles Times

Controversial plans that would have meant patients would be allocated a dentist for each check-up, rather than staying with a family practice, have been dropped.

From BBC

Reddy’s family practice is participating in a one-year demonstration project launched in January intended to reduce that burden by having multiple insurers work together in one payment plan.

From Los Angeles Times

Morris Brown, the family practice physician who owns the clinic, rotated through Black patients nearly every 20 minutes.

From Salon

By opting to be more open about his health struggles, Charles has diverged from long family practice.

From New York Times