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Examples of family physician in a Sentence
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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
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Word History
First Known Use
1796, in the meaning defined above
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“Family physician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20physician. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
Medical Definition
family physician
noun2
: a doctor specializing in family practice
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