scientific medicine

collocation in English

meaningsofscientificandmedicine

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scientific
adjective
uk
/ˌsaɪənˈtɪf.ɪk/us
/ˌsaɪənˈtɪf.ɪk/
relating to science, or using the organized methods ...
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medicine
noun
uk
/ˈmed.ɪ.sən/us
/ˈmed.ɪ.sən/
treatment for illness or injury, or the study ...
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(Definition ofscientificandmedicinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The historical origins ofscientificmedicinewere anti-democratic.
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On the other hand, contrary to its universalistic claims,scientificmedicinesets up and reifies boundaries.
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The doctor that emerges is one who practicesscientificmedicinein a social setting.
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Of all the accounts gathered, his demonstrated the most deference toscientificmedicine.
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The importance of technological innovation in health care is due to the historical ascendancy ofscientificmedicineover other therapies.
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The chance to exploit these opportunities was created by the historical alliance ofscientificmedicineand industrial capitalism.
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In sum, therefore this third set of criticisms contained an epistemological critique of the objectivism ofscientificmedicine.
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There is no such thing asscientificmedicineas such.
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Investigating this function as manifested in medical theory and practices is fertile ground for understandingscientificmedicineand technological innovations in context.
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This slogan describes two sides of the same coin: the globalization ofscientificmedicineand the continuing importance of local medical practice.
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It is not a coincidence that, for a later critic, the inhumanity ofscientificmedicineis entirely reflected in the material components of a consulting room.
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The meanings of "scientificmedicine" changed over time...
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Do you wish any new-fangled, ill-founded creed, however firmly believed in by incompetent minds, to find a place in orthodoxscientificmedicine?
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If there is any truth in the fanciful and imaginative basis of osteopathy, there is no truth whatever inscientificmedicine.
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The term "scientificmedicine" is almost exclusively used in a positive sense.
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He is considered the father of neurology as well as an early pioneer inscientificmedicine.
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He rejected the practice of homeopathy, an alternative to thescientificmedicinebeing taught in universities.
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He says that thescientificmedicinehas used it to treat diabetes.
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The period 192834 saw the publication of many of his most important works onscientificmedicine.
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The emergence of occupational therapy challenged the views of mainstreamscientificmedicine.
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He believed inscientificmedicine, and opposed faith healing or mind cure practitioners.
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Some contemporary usage contrastsscientificmedicine(in the sense of mainstream conventional medicine) with alternative medicine.
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Fourthly, it is necessary in some way to improve the morale ofscientificmedicine, and we believe that this contribution could go some way towards it.
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In this era, there was no tradition ofscientificmedicine, and observations went hand-in-hand with spiritual influences.
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