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family medicine

n.
The branch of primary-care medicine that provides comprehensive health care to people regardless of age or sex and emphasizes the family unit. Also called family practice.
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Noun1.family medicine - medical practice that provides health care regardless of age or sex while placing emphasis on the family unitfamily medicine - medical practice that provides health care regardless of age or sex while placing emphasis on the family unit
family practice
medical practice - the practice of medicine
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