family medicine
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3.1
- noun
- /ˈfæmɪli ˈmɛdɪsɪn/
- Specialized
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medicina familiar
- Dr. Singh specializes in family medicine and provides care for patients of all ages in her community.
- family medicine residency
- practicing family medicine
- internal and family medicine
I'll, I'll give you what I, what I did as a trick, because I worked with my patients in a family medicine setting.
- I'll, I'll give you what I, what I did as a trick, because I worked with my patients in a family medicine setting.
- At the same time and parallel to that, we had to quickly introduce the family medicine system to take care of the primary healthcare problems.
Examples
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I love my patients, and I love rural family medicine.
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I love my little family medicine clinic in Friend.
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There are no longer any family medicine doctors delivering babies in Austin, Texas.
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We need to collaborate with colleagues in geriatric medicine, internal medicine, and family medicine to meet the expectations of our aging population.
Academic text (2009) -
Brian Snook, D.O., is a licensed physician and a board-certified specialist in the field of family medicine.
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The top three choices were internal medicine (56.2%), family medicine (52.8%), and surgery (40.1%).
Academic text (2015) -
"David Bazzo is one of the leading family medicine educators in the country," said CAFP President Carol S. Havens.
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The study surveyed 300 physicians in family medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, and pediatrics specialties during August 2012.
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The clinic focuses on family medicine to ensure that families receive comprehensive healthcare together.
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In family medicine, doctors often treat multiple generations of the same family, fostering lasting relationships.
Synonyms
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3.1
A clinic where doctors give basic health care to whole families
How Specialized
- Specialized
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- Specialized
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- Specialized
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3.1
- Specialized
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3.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'family' (a related group of people) combined with 'medicine' (the medical field) yields a medical specialty focused on family care. This follows a common noun-noun pattern (X medicine = medical practice specializing in X) found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Family medicine combines family and medicine and gives an easy image: a doctor who cares for children, parents, and grandparents in the same home. That's why it means 'medical care that looks after people of all ages in a family'.