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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Giray, who previously made the $18.2 million bulk bid for nine townhouses, is the son of Ayse Giray, a family practice physician who is the ex-wife of Hamdi Ulukaya, the billionaire founder of Chobani yogurt.
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Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
Most physicians in family practice or internal medicine don’t even receive training on the unique challenges of treating older people.
—Dr. Nick Schneeman, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025
Bulk bidder has ties to Chobani yogurt Ayse Giray, a family practice physician who uses the same address as Eric, is ex-wife of Hamdi Ulukaya, the billionaire founder of Chobani yogurt.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
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
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Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
Most physicians in family practice or internal medicine don’t even receive training on the unique challenges of treating older people.
—Dr. Nick Schneeman, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025
Bulk bidder has ties to Chobani yogurt Ayse Giray, a family practice physician who uses the same address as Eric, is ex-wife of Hamdi Ulukaya, the billionaire founder of Chobani yogurt.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
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
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“Family practice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20practice. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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