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| In medicine, treatment that experts agree is appropriate, accepted, and widely used. Health care providers are obligated to provide patients with the standard of care. Also called best practice and standard therapy. |
Previous Definitions: | stage IVC laryngeal cancer, stage IVC lip and oral cavity cancer, stage V Wilms tumor, staging, stamina | Next Definitions: | Standard Operating Procedure, standard therapy, Stanford V, Stanford V regimen, starch |
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