family ganging

noun

A form of medical fraud in which the patient is encouraged to refer or bring along family members who have no particular reason to come but will provide the practitioner with more work.

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Meanings

nounfamily ganging (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA form of medical fraud in which the patient is encouraged to refer or bring along family members who have no particular reason to come but will provide the practitioner with more work.
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APA

family ganging. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/family%20ganging

MLA

“family ganging.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/family%20ganging. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “family ganging,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/family%20ganging.

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