Taber's Medical Dictionary
altruism
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(al′troo-ĭz-ĭm)
[Fr. altruisme]
Acting for the benefit of others regardless of the consequences for oneself.
altruist (al′troo-ist″), n.
altruistic (al″troo-is′tik), adj.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Altruism." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 23rd ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2017. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758212/all/involuntary_altruism.
Altruism. In: Venes D, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. 23rd ed. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758212/all/involuntary_altruism. Accessed October 16, 2019.
Altruism. (2017). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary. Available from https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758212/all/involuntary_altruism
Altruism [Internet]. In: Venes D, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. [cited 2019 October 16]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758212/all/involuntary_altruism.
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