family practice
noun
medical specialization in general practice, requiring training beyond that of general practice and leading to board certification.
family practitioner
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a word derived from
family practice.
Example Sentences
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“There was nothing you could do,” said John Preddy, a family practitioner, who delivered two of these dead children and cared for them all their short lives, their scraped knees and runny noses.
From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2022
Cosgrove, the Bakersfield family practitioner, hit all three points during his successful bid for reinstatement in 2016.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2021
But my dentist, an old school family practitioner, is a not a knee-jerk peddler of expensive and lengthy treatments.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2019
He was the oldest of three boys born to a family practitioner and nurse.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2018
That there is a certain degree of languor, and a general absence of elasticity, which we would rather—not— 'See,' interposed the family practitioner with another inclination of the head.
From Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens
