group practice

American  

[groop prak-tis] / ˈgrup ˈpræk tɪs /

noun

1. Also called group medicine.  the practice of medicine by an association of physicians and other health professionals who work together, usually in one suite of offices.

2. any similar practice by an association of professional persons.

3. Law. a system in which legal services are provided by a corporation retaining and paying a number of lawyers.

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group practice British  

noun

1. a medical practice undertaken by a group of associated doctors who work together as partners or as specialists in different areas

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Etymology

Origin of group practice

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

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group practice

To build trust, the children in the workshop called “Theater Curbs Violence” organized by BIT-HAÏTI, a street theater group, practice falling backward into someone’s arms.

From Seattle Times ● May 26, 2024

But Dr. Stringer said the key to making family medicine more attractive will be a further shift toward a model where patients deal with a group practice of physicians rather than a single doctor.

From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2022

To that end, Sera and Dash have a session with Family Constellations facilitator Katarina Wittich, who performs that particular therapy, "a group practice that helps investigate what it is that's stuck in an individual's life."

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2021

The bride is a daughter of Lisa Ehrich and Dr. Robert C. Bernstein of Norfolk, Va. The bride’s father is a cardiac electrophysiologist at Sentara Cardiology Specialists, a group practice in Norfolk.

From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2019

She developed a group practice and began working with a “team of coaches and therapists” who specialize in both reproductive assistance and adoption.

From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2018