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| Medicine ({{IPAc-en|UK|ˈ|m|ɛ|d|s|ᵻ|n|audio=En-uk-medicine.ogg}}, {{IPAc-en|US|ˈ|m|ɛ|d|ᵻ|s|ᵻ|n|audio=En-us-medicine.ogg}}) is the [[science]] and practice of the [[diagnosis]], [[prognosis]], [[therapy|treatment]], and [[Preventive medicine|prevention]] of [[disease]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Medicine, n.1 |url=http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/115715?result=1&rskey=YZWqVc& |encyclopedia=OED Online |date=September 2014 |publisher=Oxford University Press |access-date=8 November 2014 |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818030846/https://www.oed.com/start;jsessionid=1E0E779892225A3E7EC8E73A292FDF0D?authRejection=true&url=%2Fview%2FEntry%2F115715%3Fresult%3D1%26rskey%3DYZWqVc |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Medicine |url=http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/medicine?q=medicine |encyclopedia=[[Oxford Dictionaries Online]] |publisher=Oxford University Press |access-date=8 November 2014 |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818030846/https://languages.oup.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The word "medicine" is derived from [[Latin]] ''medicus'', meaning "a physician".<ref>Etymology: {{lang-la|medicina}}, from ''ars medicina'' "the medical art", from ''medicus'' "physician". ([http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=medicine Etym.Online] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011122928/http://etymonline.com/index.php?term=medicine |date=11 October 2007 }}) Cf. ''mederi'' "to heal", etym. "know the best course for", from [[Proto-Indo-European language|PIE]] base *med- "to measure, limit. Cf. [[Greek language|Greek]] ''medos'' "counsel, plan", [[Avestan language|Avestan]] ''vi-mad'' "physician"</ref><ref>[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=medicine "Medicine"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011122928/http://etymonline.com/index.php?term=medicine |date=11 October 2007 }} ''Online Etymology Dictionary''</ref> | | Medicine ({{IPAc-en|UK|ˈ|m|ɛ|d|s|ᵻ|n|audio=En-uk-medicine.ogg}}, {{IPAc-en|US|ˈ|m|ɛ|d|ᵻ|s|ᵻ|n|audio=En-us-medicine.ogg}}) is the [[Wikipedia:science|science]] and practice of the [[diagnosis]], [[Wikipedia:prognosis|prognosis]], [[therapy|treatment]], and [[Preventive medicine|prevention]] of [[disease]]. The word "medicine" is derived from [[Wikipedia:Latin|Latin]] ''medicus'', meaning "a physician". |
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| == Clinical practice == | | == Clinical practice == |