family doctors

noun

plural of family doctor
as in family physicians

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  1. physicians
  2. doctors
Noun
  • Here are the questions men are asking most and the answers from the physicians and patients who have been through it.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • Such compounds are increasingly migrating into mainstream use despite a lack of FDA approval, with licensed physicians prescribing them and even New York bodegas getting in on the action.
    — Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Definition of physicians
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  • If no deal is made, people with the aforementioned health insurance plans through United will no longer be able to get in-network care with UHealth doctors and other providers across UHealth’s South Florida facilities.
    — Michelle Marchante July 22, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • The hospital includes two operating rooms, a pharmacy and a laboratory, while doctors continue performing orthopedic surgeries and treating infections and other conditions left untreated in the aftermath of the disaster.
    — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
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