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medical ethics

medical ethics noun: the branch of ethics that examines questions of moral right and wrong arising in the context of the practice of medicine.

Noun

medical ethics (plural medical ethics)

  1. The branch of ethics that examines questions of moral right and wrong arising in the context of the practice of medicine.

Forms of medical ethics

pluralmedical ethics

Questions about medical ethics

What does medical ethics mean?
Medical ethics means the branch of ethics that examines questions of moral right and wrong arising in the context of the practice of medicine.
What part of speech is medical ethics?
Medical ethics is a noun.
What is the plural of medical ethics?
The plural of medical ethics is medical ethics.

Words near medical ethics in the dictionary

  1. medical deserts
  2. medical doctor
  3. medical doctors
  4. medical emergencies
  5. medical emergency
  6. medical ethics
  7. medical examiner
  8. medical examiners
  9. medical finger
  10. medical fingers
  11. medical glove

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