family physician

noun

: a doctor specializing in family practice

called also family doctor

Examples of family physician in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web These are the individuals Dr. Shaina Shetty, a family physician with the Community Health and Social Services (CHASS) Center, and a team, including a housing specialist, visit. Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2024 This pollution is often worse during the same times of year when wildfire smoke reaches Wisconsin, said Dr. Beth White, a family physician in Viroqua, a city of 4,500 people in rural western Wisconsin. Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024 What is breathwork? Dr. Sheila Patel, a family physician and chief medical officer of Chopra, defines breathwork as the conscious control of the breath. Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 31 July 2024 Trying to get help from a family physician Adult children, seeking to avoid conflict, may ask the family doctor for guidance. Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 25 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for family physician 

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Word History

First Known Use

1796, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of family physician was in 1796

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“Family physician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20physician. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.

Medical Definition

family physician

noun
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: a doctor specializing in family practice

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