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Medicine has been practiced since [[Prehistoric medicine|prehistoric times]], and for most of this time it was an [[Wikipedia:art|art]] (an area of skill and knowledge), frequently having connections to the [[Wikipedia:~~religion|religious|~~religion|religious]] and [[:en:philosophy|philosophical]] beliefs of local culture. For example, a [[medicine man]] would apply [[herbs]] and say [[Wikipedia:prayer|prayer]]s for healing, or an ancient [[Wikipedia:philosopher|philosopher]] and [[Wikipedia:physician|physician]] would apply [[bloodletting]] according to the theories of [[Wikipedia:humorism|humorism]]. In recent centuries, since the [[Wikipedia:history of science|advent of modern science]], most medicine has become a combination of [[Wikipedia:art|art]] and [[Wikipedia:science|science]] (both [[:en:fundamental science|basic]] and [[:en:applied science|applied]], under the [[:en:umbrella term|umbrella]] of '''medical science'''). For example, while stitching technique for [[surgical suture|sutures]] is an art learned through practice, the knowledge of what happens at the [[cytology|cellular]] and [[molecular medicine|molecular]] level in the tissues being stitched arises through science.

Medicine has been practiced since [[Prehistoric medicine|prehistoric times]], and for most of this time it was an [[Wikipedia:art|art]] (an area of skill and knowledge), frequently having connections to the [[Wikipedia:religion|religious]] and [[:en:philosophy|philosophical]] beliefs of local culture. For example, a [[medicine man]] would apply [[herbs]] and say [[Wikipedia:prayer|prayer]]s for healing, or an ancient [[Wikipedia:philosopher|philosopher]] and [[Wikipedia:physician|physician]] would apply [[bloodletting]] according to the theories of [[Wikipedia:humorism|humorism]]. In recent centuries, since the [[Wikipedia:history of science|advent of modern science]], most medicine has become a combination of [[Wikipedia:art|art]] and [[Wikipedia:science|science]] (both [[:en:fundamental science|basic]] and [[:en:applied science|applied]], under the [[:en:umbrella term|umbrella]] of '''medical science'''). For example, while stitching technique for [[surgical suture|sutures]] is an art learned through practice, the knowledge of what happens at the [[cytology|cellular]] and [[molecular medicine|molecular]] level in the tissues being stitched arises through science.

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-Medicine has been practiced since [[Prehistoric medicine|prehistoric times]], and for most of this time it was an [[Wikipedia:art|art]] (an area of skill and knowledge), frequently having connections to the [[Wikipedia:religion|religious|religion|religious]] and [[:en:philosophy|philosophical]] beliefs of local culture. For example, a [[medicine man]] would apply [[herbs]] and say [[Wikipedia:prayer|prayer]]s for healing, or an ancient [[Wikipedia:philosopher|philosopher]] and [[Wikipedia:physician|physician]] would apply [[bloodletting]] according to the theories of [[Wikipedia:humorism|humorism]]. In recent centuries, since the [[Wikipedia:history of science|advent of modern science]], most medicine has become a combination of [[Wikipedia:art|art]] and [[Wikipedia:science|science]] (both [[:en:fundamental science|basic]] and [[:en:applied science|applied]], under the [[:en:umbrella term|umbrella]] of '''medical science'''). For example, while stitching technique for [[surgical suture|sutures]] is an art learned through practice, the knowledge of what happens at the [[cytology|cellular]] and [[molecular medicine|molecular]] level in the tissues being stitched arises through science.
+Medicine has been practiced since [[Prehistoric medicine|prehistoric times]], and for most of this time it was an [[Wikipedia:art|art]] (an area of skill and knowledge), frequently having connections to the [[Wikipedia:religion|religious]] and [[:en:philosophy|philosophical]] beliefs of local culture. For example, a [[medicine man]] would apply [[herbs]] and say [[Wikipedia:prayer|prayer]]s for healing, or an ancient [[Wikipedia:philosopher|philosopher]] and [[Wikipedia:physician|physician]] would apply [[bloodletting]] according to the theories of [[Wikipedia:humorism|humorism]]. In recent centuries, since the [[Wikipedia:history of science|advent of modern science]], most medicine has become a combination of [[Wikipedia:art|art]] and [[Wikipedia:science|science]] (both [[:en:fundamental science|basic]] and [[:en:applied science|applied]], under the [[:en:umbrella term|umbrella]] of '''medical science'''). For example, while stitching technique for [[surgical suture|sutures]] is an art learned through practice, the knowledge of what happens at the [[cytology|cellular]] and [[molecular medicine|molecular]] level in the tissues being stitched arises through science.
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