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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An approach to medical care that emphasizes the study of all aspects of a person's health, including physical, psychological, social, economic, and cultural factors.
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- noun medical care of the whole person considered as subject to personal and social as well as organic factors
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