family practice

noun

: a medical practice or specialty which provides continuing general medical care for the individual and family

called also family medicine

Examples of family practice in a Sentence

She plans to enter family practice when she graduates from med school.
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Morris Brown, the family practice physician who owns the clinic, rotated through Black patients nearly every 20 minutes. — Tribune News Service, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Nov. 2024 Being current in vaccination also can minimize your risk of long COVID, said Dr. Andrea Gabel, a family practice doctor at Harbor Health. — Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 28 Aug. 2024 The family practices hierarchical parenting; Daylover and her husband are the primary decision makers as far as their kids go. — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 24 July 2024 The hospital has added four family practice clinics, a skilled nursing facility and an assisted living center. — Markian Hawryluk, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for family practice

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First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of family practice was in 1838

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family practice

noun
: a medical practice or specialty which provides continuing general medical care for the individual and family
—abbreviation FP

called also family medicine

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