family practice

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Definition of family practice in English Turkish dictionary

(Tıp) aile hekimliği

English - English

Definition of family practice in English English dictionary

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

branch of medicine which provides general medical care for the whole family, family medicine

a part of medical practice in the US in which doctors learn to treat general health problems of people of all ages. or family medicine or general practice Field of medicine that stresses comprehensive primary health care, emphasizing the family unit. Practitioners must be familiar to some degree with medical specialties and, especially in health maintenance organizations, are now often gatekeepers who refer patients to specialists when necessary. Once virtually the only kind of medicine, family practice has been defined as a separate field only since increasing specialization in medicine led to a shortage of practitioners. A 1963 World Health Organization report stressing the need for medical education to focus on the patient as a whole throughout life led to specific programs in family practice

Hyphenation

fa·mi·ly prac·tice

Turkish pronunciation

fämli präktıs

Pronunciation

/ˈfamlē ˈpraktəs/ /ˈfæmliː ˈpræktəs/