practice pattern | a customary way of operation or behavior, it is their practice to give annual raises, they changed their dietary pattern |
practice praxis | translating an idea into action, a hard theory to put into practice, differences between theory and praxis of communism |
exhibition game practice game | a game whose outcome is not recorded in the season's standing |
law practice of law | the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system, he studied law at Yale |
medicine practice of medicine | the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries, he studied medicine at Harvard |
practice | the exercise of a profession, the practice of the law, I took over his practice when he retired |
dental practice | the practice of dentistry |
law practice | the practice of law |
medical practice | the practice of medicine |
family practice family medicine | medical practice that provides health care regardless of age or sex while placing emphasis on the family unit |
group practice | (medicine) the practice of medicine by a group of physicians who share their premises and other resources |
private practice | the practice of a profession independently and not as an employee, he teaches at the medical school but his fortune came from private practice, lawyers in private practice are in business and must make a profit to survive |
clinical trial clinical test | a rigorously controlled test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on human subjects, in the United States it is conducted under the direction of the FDA before being made available for general clinical use |
phase I clinical trial phase I | a clinical trial on a few persons to determine the safety of a new drug or invasive medical device, for drugs, dosage or toxicity limits should be obtained |
phase II clinical trial phase II | a clinical trial on more persons than in phase I, intended to evaluate the efficacy of a treatment for the condition it is intended to treat, possible side effects are monitored |
phase III clinical trial phase III | a large clinical trial of a treatment or drug that in phase I and phase II has been shown to be efficacious with tolerable side effects, after successful conclusion of these clinical trials it will receive formal approval from the FDA |
phase IV clinical trial phase IV | sometimes the FDA approves a drug for general use but requires the manufacturer to continue to monitor its effects, during this phase the drug may be tried on slightly different patient populations than those studied in earlier trials |
sexual activity sexual practice sex sex activity | activities associated with sexual intercourse, they had sex in the back seat |
exercise practice drill practice session recitation | systematic training by multiple repetitions, practice makes perfect |
skull session skull practice | teaching strategy to an athletic team |
target practice | practice in shooting at targets |
clinical thermometer mercury-in-glass clinical thermometer | a mercury thermometer designed to measure the temperature of the human body, graduated to cover a range a few degrees on either side of the normal body temperature |
practice range | a place for practicing golf shots |
practice | knowledge of how something is usually done, it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner |
neurology clinical neurology | (neurology) the branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders |
clinical psychology | the branch of psychology concerned with the treatment of abnormal mentation and behavior |
clinical anatomy applied anatomy | the practical application of anatomical knowledge to diagnosis and treatment |
psychotherapist clinical psychologist | a therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders |
student teacher practice teacher | a college student who is teaching under the supervision of a certified teacher in order to qualify for a degree in education |
depressive disorder clinical depression depression | a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention |
bundle practice bundling | sleep fully clothed in the same bed with one's betrothed |
drill exercise practice practise | learn by repetition, We drilled French verbs every day, Pianists practice scales |
rehearse practise practice | engage in a rehearsal (of) |
commit practice | engage in or perform, practice safe sex, commit a random act of kindness |
practice apply use | avail oneself to, apply a principle, practice a religion, use care when going down the stairs, use your common sense, practice non-violent resistance |
practice practise exercise do | carry out or practice, as of jobs and professions, practice law |
clinical | scientifically detached, unemotional, he spoke in the clipped clinical monotones typical of police testimony |
out of practice(p) rusty | impaired in skill by neglect |
clinical | relating to a clinic or conducted in or as if in a clinic and depending on direct observation of patients, clinical observation, clinical case study |
in practice | in practical applications, will this work in practice? |