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medical practice

/ˌmɛdəkəl ˌpræktəs/
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Other forms: medical practices

Definitions of medical practice
  1. noun
    the practice of medicine
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    types:
    family medicine, family practice
    medical practice that provides health care regardless of age or sex while placing emphasis on the family unit
    group practice
    (medicine) the practice of medicine by a group of physicians who share their premises and other resources
    empiricism, quackery
    medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings
    type of:
    practice
    the exercise of a profession
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