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general practice

noun [C or U]
 
UK

Definition

the work of a GP (= a doctor) who treats the people who live in the local area and treats conditions that do not need a hospital visitDescribing medical treatment generally general practitioner
 
 
noun [C]
Doctors and health workers generally
(Definition of general practice noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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