FAMILY PRACTITIONER Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

family practitioner

noun

as in family doctor

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Recent Examples of family practitioner And so should a family practitioner who went to osteopathic school. — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 11 July 2025 The company will sell directly to potential customers, alongside clinicians and family practitioners. — Erin Brodwin, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025 As the public health system in the Netherlands is increasingly strained, and short of family practitioners, that model of care is becoming less common. — Stephanie Nolen, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025 If a referral is needed, ask your regular healthcare provider, such as a family practitioner, primary care provider, or, in some cases, a gynecologist. — Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 25 Nov. 2024 He was awarded a $125,000 Chick Evans Scholarship, which will enable him to attend the University of Washington, study biological sciences and pursue his dream of becoming a family practitioner. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2023

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Noun

Instead, Lizzie claimed to be menstruating, which was confirmed by her family doctor, and the pail was never examined.

— Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
Talk to your family doctor or reach out to organizations that specialize in mental health and suicide prevention.

— Sarah Cottrell, Parents, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of family doctor

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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But this year, new vaccine options are available, and doctors are urging nearly everyone to get vaccinated.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
In 2016, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a policy statement urging doctors to offer medications for opioid use disorder to adolescent and young adult patients who needed them.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026

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