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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I don't regret ditching my family practitioner, but now I don't have a GP and am struggling to find someone who accepts new patients.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2023
He was awarded a $125,000 Chick Evans Scholarship, which will enable him to attend the University of Washington, study biological sciences and pursue his dream of becoming a family practitioner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2023
“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
At the moral center of “Dopesick” is Dr. Samuel Finnix, a family practitioner in the fictional Appalachian town of Finch Creek, Va., played by Michael Keaton.
From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2021
Then, on the motion—made in dumb show—of Doctor Parker Peps, they went upstairs; the family practitioner opening the room door for that distinguished professional, and following him out, with most obsequious politeness.
From Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens
