Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book:  Avicenna , (1999-09-01), Canon of Medicine, Kazi Publications, Retrieved on 2011-09-14
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14 SEP 2011

 Definition of Medicine

Medicine is the science by which we learn the various states of the human body in health and when not in health, and the means by which health is likely to be lost and, when lost, is likely to be restored back to health. In other words, it is the art whereby health is conserved and the art whereby it is restored after being lost. While some divide medicine into a theoretical and a practical [applied] science, others may assume that it is only theoretical because they see it as a pure science....
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Both theoretical and practical, but then, all sciences have both qualities.

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