- family doctor
- family doctor n1) a doctor regularly consulted by a family in time of medical need
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Medical dictionary. 2011.
family doctor
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family doctor — family doctors N COUNT: oft poss N A family doctor is a doctor who does not specialize in any particular area of medicine, but who has a medical practice in which he or she treats all types of illness. [BRIT] Only your family doctor can refer you … English dictionary
family doctor — noun count a doctor working in a local SURGERY, not in a hospital, who treats all types of illness. A family doctor is usually called a GP … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
family doctor — n. a doctor, often a general practitioner, who looks after the health of the members of a family and keeps their medical histories … English World dictionary
family doctor — n a doctor trained to treat the general health problems of people of all ages = ↑GP … Dictionary of contemporary English
family doctor — noun a general practitioner who treats all the family members • Hypernyms: ↑general practitioner, ↑GP * * * I. noun or family physician : a general practitioner regularly called by a family in time of illness II … Useful english dictionary
family doctor — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms family doctor : singular family doctor plural family doctors a doctor working in a local surgery, not in a hospital, who treats all types of illness. A family doctor is usually called a GP … English dictionary
family doctor — noun Date: 1840 1. a doctor regularly consulted by a family 2. a doctor specializing in family practice … New Collegiate Dictionary
family doctor — noun (C) a doctor trained in general medicine, who a family visits regularly … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
family doctor — a general practitioner. Also called family physician. [1840 50] * * * … Universalium
family doctor — noun A practitioner of family medicine. Syn: general practitioner … Wiktionary
