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functional medicine
[ fuhngk-shuh-nl med-uh-sin ]
noun
- individualized medical care that recognizes the interactions between genetic and environmental factors and between the body's interconnected systems.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of functional medicine1
First recorded in 1990–95
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Example Sentences
To be sure, Functional Medicine or related fields like Lifestyle Medicine may not have all the answers.
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Mark Hyman, MD, best-selling author, and current chair of the Institute of Functional Medicine, sees it as anything but quackery.
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Critics of Functional Medicine claim that they too are interested in curing, not palliating disease.
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