Definition of Family medicine

1. Noun. Medical practice that provides health care regardless of age or sex while placing emphasis on the family unit.

Exact synonyms: Family Practice
Generic synonyms: Medical Practice

Medical Definition of Family medicine

1. The medical specialty concerned with providing continuous, comprehensive care to all age groups, from first patient contact to terminal care, with special emphasis on care of the family as a unit. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Medicine

family Mammutidae
family man
family Manidae
family Manteidae
family Mantidae
family Mantispidae
family Marantaceae
family Marattiaceae
family Marchantiaceae
family Marsileaceae
family Martyniaceae
family Mastodontidae
family Mastotermitidae
family Mayacaceae
family medicine (current term)
family medicine (current term)
family Megachilidae
family Megadermatidae
family Megalonychidae
family Megalosauridae
family Megapodiidae
family Megatheriidae
family Melampsoraceae
family Melanthiaceae
family Melastomaceae
family Melastomataceae
family Meleagrididae
family Meliaceae
family Meliphagidae
family Meloidae

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