general practice
noun/ˌdʒenrəl ˈpræktɪs/
/ˌdʒenrəl ˈpræktɪs/
[uncountable, countable]- (especially British English) (North American English usually family practice)the work of a doctor who treats people in the community rather than at a hospital and who is not a specialist in one particular area of medicine; a place where a doctor like this works
- to be in general practice
- She runs a general practice in Hull.
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- (especially North American English) the work of a lawyer who deals with all kinds of legal cases and who is not a specialist in one particular area of law; the place where a lawyer like this works
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