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61Naturopathic medicine — is an American healthcare profession, that is almost 100 years old. It was founded as a formal healthcare system at the turn of the century by medical practitioners from various natural therapeutic disciplines. By the early 1900s, more than 20… …
62medicine — /ˈmɛdəsən / (say meduhsuhn), /ˈmɛdsən / (say medsuhn) noun 1. any substance or substances used in treating disease; a medicament; a remedy. 2. the art or science of restoring or preserving health or due physical condition, as by means of drugs,… …
63medicine — [13] Latin medērī ‘heal’ underlies all the English ‘medical’ words (it was formed from the base *med , which also produced English remedy). From it was derived medicus ‘doctor’, which has given English medical [17]; and on medicus in turn were… …
64medicine — Any substance administered in the treatment of disease; a remedial agent; a remedy. State v Stoddard, 215 Iowa 534, 245 NW 273, 86 ALR 616; Kelly v Carroll, 36 Wash 2d 482, 219 P2d 79, 19 ALR2d 1174; Waldo v Poe (DC Wash) 14 F2d 749. Anything,… …
65medicine — [13] Latin medērī ‘heal’ underlies all the English ‘medical’ words (it was formed from the base *med , which also produced English remedy). From it was derived medicus ‘doctor’, which has given English medical [17]; and on medicus in turn were… …
66defensive medicine — n the practice of ordering medical tests, procedures, or consultations of doubtful clinical value in order to protect the prescribing physician from malpractice suits …
67herbal medicine — n 1) the art or practice of using herbs and herbal remedies to maintain health and to prevent, alleviate, or cure disease called also herbalism 2) herbal remedy * * * herbalism …
68medicine — noun 1》 the science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease (in technical use often taken to exclude surgery). 2》 a drug or other preparation for the treatment or prevention of disease. 3》 (among North American Indians… …
69medicine — med•i•cine [[t]ˈmɛd ə sɪn[/t]] esp. brit. [[t]ˈmɛd sən[/t]] n. v. cined, cin•ing 1) med any substance used in treating disease or illness 2) med the art, science, or profession of preserving health and of curing or alleviating disease 3) med a)… …
70independent practice association — n an organization providing health care by doctors who maintain their own offices and continue to see their own patients but agree to treat enrolled members of the organization for a negotiated lump sum payment or a fixed payment per member or… …
