"family ganging" meaning in All languages combined

See family ganging on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} family ganging (uncountable)
  1. (medicine) 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. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-family_ganging-en-noun-e~PYr8Ui Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, sciences

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