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scientific medicine

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

Syllables
sci-en-tific medicine
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The modern form of medicine, practiced in most places worldwide, that uses science as a guiding principle for maintaining health and for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases; it is sometimes supplemented with other forms of medicine when both patient and practitioner agree to their use.

Uncountable

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Frequently Paired Words

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Synonyms

medicine[Appendix:Glossary

Questions

What does scientific medicine mean?
The modern form of medicine, practiced in most places worldwide, that uses science as a guiding principle for maintaining health and for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases; it is sometimes supplemented with other forms of medicine when both patient and practitioner agree to their use.

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