family practitioner
Primary care physician
A family practitioner is a physician who provides general medical care to patients of all ages, from infants to the elderly.
Unlike specialists who focus on particular organs or conditions, family practitioners handle routine checkups, common illnesses, and ongoing health management for entire families: Our family practitioner has treated three generations of us.
Also called a family doctor or general practitioner.
- primary careFirst-line medical services
- cradle to graveEntire span of existence
- childrenYoung human beings
- screeningsScheduled film viewings
- careAttentive regard for others
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family practitionerspecialist
Expert in one field
medical specialist · subspecialist · surgeon · neurosurgeon · cardiologist
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