personalized medicine

¹ American  

noun

1. an approach to the practice of medicine that uses information about a patient’s unique genetic makeup and environment to customize the patient's medical care.

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personalized medicine ² American  

[pur-suh-nuhl-ahyzd med-uh-sin] / ˈpɜr sə nəlˌaɪzd ˈmɛd ə sɪn /

noun

• personalized medicines
  plural

1. precision medicine.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• personalized medicines
  plural

Etymology

Origin of personalized medicine

First recorded in 1925–30

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personalized medicine

Read: Moderna’s experimental vaccine prevents cancer recurrence, in ‘historic’ win for personalized medicine.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

With further development, Stupp said these miniature spinal cords could contribute to personalized medicine by generating implantable tissue from a patient's own stem cells, reducing the risk of immune rejection.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 16, 2026

Despite the achievement of a sequenced human genome, clinical care has been “awaiting a revolution in personalized medicine for years.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026

Proponents argue that highly personalized medicine is worth the cost in terms of preventing and managing disease.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2025

Machine learning has pushed the boundaries in several fields, including personalized medicine, self-driving cars and customized advertisements.

From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2024