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Medicine
Pronunciation
Definition 1
Refers to the practices and procedures used for the prevention, treatment, or relief of symptoms of a diseases or abnormal conditions. This term may also refer to a legal drug used for the same purpose. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
The branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques. (NCI Thesaurus)
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