efficacy of medicine

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• efficacy — ef fi*ca*cy, n. [L. efficacia, fr. efficax. See {Efficacious}.] Power to produce effects; operation or energy of an agent or force; production of the effect intended; as, the efficacy of medicine in counteracting disease; the efficacy of prayer.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• efficacy — The extent to which a specific intervention, procedure, regimen, or service produces a beneficial result under ideal conditions. Cf.:effectiveness. [L. efficacia, fr, ef ficio, to perform, accomplish] * * * ef·fi·ca·cy (efґĭ kə se) [L.… …   Medical dictionary

• medicine — 1. A drug. 2. The art of preventing or curing disease; the science concerned with disease in all its relations. 3. The study and treatment of general diseases or those affecting the internal parts of the body, especially those not usually… …   Medical dictionary

• Efficacy — is the capacity to produce an effect. It has different specific meanings in different fields. 1 ef·fi·ca·cy /ˈɛfɪkəsi/ noun [noncount] formal : the power to produce a desired result or effect ▪ The efficacy of this treatment has not yet been …   Wikipedia

• Efficacy of prayer — Measuring the efficacy of prayer has been attempted in various studies since Francis Galton first addressed the subject (partly as satire) in 1872.Francis Galton, [http://www.abelard.org/galton/galton.htm Statistical Inquiries into the Efficacy… …   Wikipedia

• Medicine in medieval Islam — In the history of medicine, Islamic medicine or Arabic medicine refers to medicine developed in the medieval Islamic civilization and written in Arabic, the lingua franca of the Islamic civilization. Despite these names, a significant number of… …   Wikipedia

• medicine, history of — Introduction  the development of the prevention and treatment of disease from prehistoric and ancient times to the 20th century. Medicine and surgery before 1800 Primitive (primitive culture) medicine and folklore       Unwritten history is not… …   Universalium

• medicine — /med euh sin/ or, esp. Brit., /med seuhn/, n., v., medicined, medicining. n. 1. any substance or substances used in treating disease or illness; medicament; remedy. 2. the art or science of restoring or preserving health or due physical condition …   Universalium

• MEDICINE — From the beginning of their history until modern times Jews have exercised a tremendous influence on the development of medical science. They have always been solicitous in their care for the sick and held the medical profession in great esteem.… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Medicine in China — In China, most hospitals are run by the government, therefore physicians were previously quasi government employees and enjoyed little freedom in the choice of the hospital to work with. In addition, decades of planned economic policy discouraged …   Wikipedia

• medicine — /ˈmɛdəsən / (say meduhsuhn), /ˈmɛdsən / (say medsuhn) noun 1. any substance or substances used in treating disease; a medicament; a remedy. 2. the art or science of restoring or preserving health or due physical condition, as by means of drugs,… …