FAMILY DOCTOR Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

family doctor

noun

Definition of family doctor

as in family physician

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Recent Examples of family doctor Insurers pay family doctors the least and specialists the most, which explains the perpetual shortage of primary care providers. — Chris Tomlinson, Houston Chronicle, 7 May 2026 In addition to getting yearly flu and Covid-19 shots, talk to your family doctor about other vaccines recommended based on your age, family history and other factors. — NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026 The family doctor doesn’t talk to the physical therapist. — Mehmet Oz, STAT, 24 Mar. 2026 His father, Taite, is an oral surgeon and his mother, Lindsey, is a family doctor. — John Wisely, Freep.com, 11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for family doctor

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Noun

In some cases, added Alexa Mieses Malchuk, MD, a family physician based in Pennsylvania, a result may not be useful regardless of how accurately it’s interpreted.

— Cathy Cassata, HEALTH, 21 Aug. 2026
But the homes can’t have a doctor of their own on staff, and a family physician working for the state will be required to visit them once a month.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026

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Murphy said doctors diagnosed him with a small hemorrhagic stroke, which is a bleed in the brain.

— Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
As the science continues to advance rapidly, treating metastatic breast cancer is becoming an art, with doctors weighing which treatments to use, in what combinations and in what order, to get the longest benefit.

— Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 6 Nov. 2026

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Andrews, the Senate’s first female physician and first pediatrician, credits her stance on gun control to her experience treating children who have unintentionally shot themselves after finding an unsecured firearm.

— Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 8 Nov. 2026
Since Melanie Federline’s arrest, details in the arrest warrant about loose pills and the use of allergy medicine in the home as a sleep aid have alarmed physicians and child welfare experts.

— Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026

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