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sociocentric

[soh-see-oh-sen-trik, soh-shee-]
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adjective
  1. oriented toward or focused on one's own social group.
  2. tending to regard one's own social group as superior to others.
  3. socially oriented.
Compare egocentric.

Origin of sociocentric

First recorded in 1880–85; socio- + -centric
Related formsso·ci·o·cen·tric·i·ty [soh-see-oh-sen-tris-i-tee, soh-shee-] /ˌsoʊ si oʊ sɛnˈtrɪs ɪ ti, ˌsoʊ ʃi-/, nounso·ci·o·cen·trism, noun
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sociocentricity in Medicine

sociocentric

(sō′sē-ō-sĕn′trĭk, -shē-)
adj.
  1. Oriented toward society; outgoing.
  2. Regarding one's own social group as superior to that of others.
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