- family medicine
- noun see family practice
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
family medicine
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Family medicine — differs from the traditional European general practitioner. In the U.S. family practitioners usually complete an undergraduate degree and then complete either the Doctor of Medicine degree (M.D.) or a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree (D.O.) … Wikipedia
family medicine — see under practice … Medical dictionary
family medicine — branch of medicine which provides general medical care for the whole family, family practice … English contemporary dictionary
family medicine — noun medical practice that provides health care regardless of age or sex while placing emphasis on the family unit • Syn: ↑family practice • Hypernyms: ↑medical practice … Useful english dictionary
family medicine — noun A particular specialty in the field of medicine, one that deals with only general conditions, but of all persons. Syn: general practice … Wiktionary
family practice — n a medical practice or specialty which provides continuing general medical care for the individual and family abbr. FP called also family medicine * * * the medical specialty concerned with the planning and provision of the comprehensive primary … Medical dictionary
American Board of Family Medicine — The American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) is a non profit, independent physician organization in the U.S. that certifies physicians who practice in family medicine and its sub specialties. HistoryThe American Board of Family Practice was… … Wikipedia
Annals of Family Medicine — (AFM) See also * List of medical journals External links * [http://www.annfammed.org/ AFM journal homepage] … Wikipedia
family doctor — n 1) a doctor regularly consulted by a family in time of medical need 2) FAMILY PHYSICIAN (2) * * * see general practitioner … Medical dictionary
family practitioner — n FAMILY DOCTOR, FAMILY PHYSICIAN * * * see general practitioner … Medical dictionary
