family practitioner
nounDefinition of family practitioner
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Will Evans, a family practitioner in Leeds, U.K., is chair of the charity Niemann-Pick UK. — Meredith Wadman, Science | AAAS, "Update: Twins who were face of controversial rare disease treatment have died," 18 July 2019 Parents, teens and family practitioners report high satisfaction with remote consults and appreciate their convenience and privacy. — Laura Landro, WSJ, "The Psychiatrist Can See Your Child Now, Virtually," 8 Jan. 2019 Pharmacists, oncologists, family practitioners, and other clinicians who care for people with cancer need better education about pain management. — Kathleen Hoffman, STAT, "Opioid stigma is keeping many cancer patients from getting the pain control they need," 6 July 2018 Pediatricians, internal medicine specialists, family practitioners, the American Medical Association and public health organizations have all said taking children away from their parents does permanent damage to them. — NBC News, "Border separations show why the US doesn't have orphanages any more," 20 June 2018 The family practitioner, 72, runs a small medical clinic in Santa Rosa. — San Francisco Chronicle, "Susan Gorin aches to fast-forward to well past next year — when she once again has a home on what is now an ashy lot.," 5 Apr. 2018 The shop was founded by booklover Dr. Milburn Calhoun, a West Bank family practitioner, and his wife Nancy. — Susan Langenhennig, NOLA.com, "Turning the page: Renovation transforms former Gretna bookstore into fresh, modern home," 4 Apr. 2018 Seventeen years ago, a group of family practitioners were concerned about the lack of access to medical care for lower income and poor people living in Harvey and other south suburban communities. — Francine Knowles, Daily Southtown, "Knowles: New health facility opens in Lynwood to help the needy," 25 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'family practitioner.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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