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medical science  

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  • The application of scientific knowledge to the problems of human health. Ever since critical thinking came to the fore in the scientific revolution and the Enlightenment, medical practices have become increasingly science and evidence based. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environmental Change; medical science]

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