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family practitioner

NOUN
family doctor
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“There was nothing you could do,” said John Preddy, a family practitioner, who delivered two of these dead children and cared for them all their short lives, their scraped knees and runny noses.

From Seattle Times May 30, 2022

Dr. Christina Hillson, medical director and family practitioner at the Lynwood clinic, said that when medical assistants were especially scarce, the clinic stopped drawing blood for lab work from patients.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 17, 2022

At the moral center of “Dopesick” is Dr. Samuel Finnix, a family practitioner in the fictional Appalachian town of Finch Creek, Va., played by Michael Keaton.

From New York Times Oct. 13, 2021

“So, if something is just not right, bringing that to the attention of the pediatrician, family practitioner or their primary care provider is very important.”

From Washington Post Aug. 14, 2020

He was a doctor of the old school, of the class of family practitioner that is fast dying out; a loyal and honorable gentleman who was at once physician and confidential adviser to his patients.

From The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart




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