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family practice
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family practice
(noun)
family practice
noun
family practice
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of FAMILY PRACTICE
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the work of providing general medical care for people of all ages
She plans to enter
family practice
when she graduates from med school.
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called also
family medicine
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