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functional medicine

American  
[fuhngk-shuh-nl med-uh-sin] / ˈfʌŋk ʃə nl ˈmɛd ə sɪn /

noun

  1. individualized medical care that recognizes the interactions between genetic and environmental factors and between the body's interconnected systems.

Etymology

Origin of functional medicine

First recorded in 1990–95

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