Taber's Medical Dictionary
practice
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(prak′tis )
[L. practica, practical work, fr. Gr. praktikē]
1. The use by a health care professional of knowledge and skill to provide a service in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of illness and in the maintenance of health.
2. The continuing, repetitive effort to become proficient and to improve one's skill in the practice of medicine.
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(prak′tis )
[L. practica, practical work, fr. Gr. praktikē]
1. The use by a health care professional of knowledge and skill to provide a service in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of illness and in the maintenance of health.
2. The continuing, repetitive effort to become proficient and to improve one's skill in the practice of medicine.
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