family practice
noun
: a medical practice or specialty which provides continuing general medical care for the individual and family
called also family medicine
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She plans to enter family practice when she graduates from med school.
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One of our daughters, a graduate of Hall High School in West Hartford, is a family practice doctor in Oregon, living with her husband, kids, and big dog.
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Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2026
These additional rooms will help to meet demand at the site for primary care, including OB/GYN, pediatrics and family practice plus mental and behavioral health services, a fact sheet about the project showed.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
The Grinnell Regional Medical Center, a 49-bed hospital in a rural college town, has been trying to recruit an OB-GYN, and a family practice doctor with obstetrical training, for more than a year.
—Natalie Krebs, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
President Donald Trump's middle son joined the long-standing family practice of flirting with national politics in a June 27 interview that could mark the beginnings of a new dynasty.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 29 June 2025
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Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2026
These additional rooms will help to meet demand at the site for primary care, including OB/GYN, pediatrics and family practice plus mental and behavioral health services, a fact sheet about the project showed.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
The Grinnell Regional Medical Center, a 49-bed hospital in a rural college town, has been trying to recruit an OB-GYN, and a family practice doctor with obstetrical training, for more than a year.
—Natalie Krebs, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
President Donald Trump's middle son joined the long-standing family practice of flirting with national politics in a June 27 interview that could mark the beginnings of a new dynasty.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 29 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for family practice
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“Family practice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20practice. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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