empiricism

empiricism definition - medical

em·pir·i·cism (ĕm-pîrˈĭ-sĭzˌəm)

noun
  1. Employment of empirical methods, as in science.
  2. The practice of medicine that disregards scientific theory and relies solely on practical experience.

Related Forms:

  • em·pirˈi·cist noun

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