Definitions for family medicine
fam·i·ly medicine

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1. family practice, family medicinenoun

   medical practice that provides health care regardless of age or sex while placing emphasis on the family unit

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. family medicinenoun

   A particular specialty in the field of medicine, one that deals with only general conditions, but of all persons.

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1. Family medicine

   Family medicine is a medical specialty within primary care that provides continuing and comprehensive health care for the individual and family across all ages, genders, diseases, and parts of the body. The specialist, who is usually a primary care physician, is named a family physician. It is often referred to as general practice and a practitioner as a general practitioner. Historically, their role was once performed by any doctor with qualifications from a medical school and who works in the community. However, since the 1950s, family medicine / general practice has become a specialty in its own right, with specific training requirements tailored to each country. The names of the specialty emphasize its holistic nature and/or its roots in the family. It is based on knowledge of the patient in the context of the family and the community, focusing on disease prevention and health promotion. According to the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA), the aim of family medicine is "promoting personal, comprehensive and continuing care for the individual in the context of the family and the community". The issues of values underlying this practice are usually known as primary care ethics.

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1. family medicine

   Family medicine is a medical specialty focused on comprehensive healthcare for individuals of all ages and genders, regardless of the type of injury or disease. It emphasizes disease prevention and health promotion, building a long-term, caring relationship between patient and physician. Family medicine physicians are trained to diagnose and treat a broad spectrum of conditions and coordinate with other medical specialists when necessary.

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1. Family medicine

   Family medicine, formerly Family Practice, is a medical specialty devoted to comprehensive health care for people of all ages; the specialist is named a family physician, family doctor, or formerly family practitioner. It is a division of primary care that provides continuing and comprehensive health care for the individual and family across all ages, genders, diseases, and parts of the body. It is based on knowledge of the patient in the context of the family and the community, emphasizing disease prevention and health promotion. According to the World Organization of Family Doctors, the aim of family medicine is to provide personal, comprehensive and continuing care for the individual in the context of the family and the community. The issues of values underlying this practice are usually known as primary care ethics. In Europe the discipline is often referred to as general practice, emphasising its holistic nature rather as well as its roots in the family. Others refer to it as the classic GP, knowledgeable yet compassionate.

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How to pronounce family medicine?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of family medicine in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of family medicine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of family medicine in a Sentence

1. Michael Anderson:

   This is a time like no other, there is divide, there is political divide, there is tension, misinformation, I think it’s an ongoing effort that we, the pediatricians of this country, the family medicine docs, and the families of kids just have to have this ongoing discussion.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=family medicine
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Family_Medicine
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Medicine
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=family medicine