practice of medicine

Other forms: practices of medicine

Definitions of practice of medicine
  1. noun
    the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries
    synonyms: medicine
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    preventive medicine
    the branch of medicine concerned with preventing disease
    alternative medicine
    the practice of medicine without the use of drugs; may involve herbal medicines or self-awareness or biofeedback or acupuncture
    complementary medicine
    the practice of medicine that combines traditional medicine with alternative medicine
    herbal medicine
    the use of medicinal herbs to prevent or treat disease or promote health
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    learned profession
    one of the three professions traditionally believed to require advanced learning and high principles
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