family practice


family practice

noun

Definition of FAMILY PRACTICE

: a medical practice or specialty which provides continuing general medical care for the individual and family —called also family medicine

Examples of FAMILY PRACTICE

  1. She plans to enter family practice when she graduates from med school.

First Known Use of FAMILY PRACTICE

1969

Rhymes with FAMILY PRACTICE

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