as in family doctor
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Recent Examples of family physician
One step in her normal daily routine was eating oatmeal, according to Dr. Mike Sevilla, a family physician at Salem Family Care in Salem, Ohio.
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Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 20 Jan. 2025
Your family physician or child’s pediatrician can provide a referral to a specialist for an evaluation and treatment.
—Carrie E. Bearden, Scientific American, 3 Feb. 2025
Robert told his family physician the truth around the same time.
—Michelle Orange, Harper's Magazine, 14 Dec. 2023
There are two parts of the nervous system — the sympathetic and the parasympathetic, said Beth Oller, M.D., a family physician with Rooks County Health Center in Stockton, Kansas.
—Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 20 Jan. 2025
Your family physician or child’s pediatrician can provide a referral to a specialist for an evaluation and treatment.
—Carrie E. Bearden, Scientific American, 3 Feb. 2025
Robert told his family physician the truth around the same time.
—Michelle Orange, Harper's Magazine, 14 Dec. 2023
There are two parts of the nervous system — the sympathetic and the parasympathetic, said Beth Oller, M.D., a family physician with Rooks County Health Center in Stockton, Kansas.
—Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for family physician
Noun
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Pediatricians and family doctors now should learn about diseases relegated to history, Besser added.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
6 Mar. 2025
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And, as always, caregivers can always call their family doctor with any concerns, Oller adds.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA TODAY,
16 Mar. 2025
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The company will sell directly to potential customers, alongside clinicians and family practitioners.—
Erin Brodwin,
Axios,
24 Mar. 2025
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As the public health system in the Netherlands is increasingly strained, and short of family practitioners, that model of care is becoming less common.—
Stephanie Nolen,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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Things got so bad that Devine’s doctors diagnosed him with Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS), more formally known as Moersch-Woltman Syndrome.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2025
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In the rare instances in which night terrors persist in older kids, doctors can sometimes prescribe appropriate medicines.—
David Metzger,
Parents,
3 Apr. 2025
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But by the early 2000s, discussions shifted to concerns about physician shortages.—
Nicole McCann,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2025
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Alexandra said her physicians eventually diagnosed her with Mycoplasma pneumonia, a bacterial infection that mimics many symptoms of viral flu and pneumonia.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Family physician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/family%20physician. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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