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medical science
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Medicine
Medicine (British English ; American English ) is the science and practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. The word medicine is derived from Latin medicus, meaning "a physician". Medicine encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness.
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medical science
Noun
1. the science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease
(hypernym) life science, bioscience
(hyponym) medicine, medical specialty
