FAMILY PHYSICIAN Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

family physician

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Definition of family physician

as in family doctor

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Recent Examples of family physician The Korean switch-on diet was created by Park Yong-Woo, an obesity medicine researcher and family physician in Korea. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 29 June 2026 The statement describes her as a family physician and health officer for Wilson County and Fredonia. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026 Mara Gordon is a family physician in Camden, New Jersey, and NPR's Real Talk With A Doc columnist. — Mara Gordon, NPR, 4 May 2026 Davis encourages patients to view their family physician as a partner in maintaining good health. — NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for family physician

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Noun

Instead, Lizzie claimed to be menstruating, which was confirmed by her family doctor, and the pail was never examined.

— Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
Talk to your family doctor or reach out to organizations that specialize in mental health and suicide prevention.

— Sarah Cottrell, Parents, 1 Sep. 2026

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Make sure to ask your doctor what type of chemotherapy you’re being put on and if nail lifting is a possible side effect.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 30 Oct. 2026
The provision could also have put doctors in a tough spot, since they may have been called upon to help determine whether someone is able to work, which would affect their patients’ coverage.

— Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026

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One particularly promising example is an MRI technique that identifies the central vein sign, a feature that can help physicians distinguish lesions associated with MS from abnormalities caused by other conditions.

— Bruce Bebo, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026
The rate of emigration by physicians has nearly doubled since the twenty-tens.

— Daniel Brook, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026

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