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Definition of Empiric

1. Adjective. Relying on medical quackery. "Empiric treatment"

2. Adjective. Derived from experiment and observation rather than theory. "An empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known"

Definition of Empiric

1. n. One who follows an empirical method; one who relies upon practical experience.

2. a. Pertaining to, or founded upon, experiment or experience; depending upon the observation of phenomena; versed in experiments.

Definition of Empiric

1. Adjective. empirical ¹

2. Noun. A member of a sect of ancient physicians who based their theories solely on experience. ¹

3. Noun. Someone who is guided by empiricism; an empiricist. ¹

4. Noun. Any unqualified or dishonest practitioner; a charlatan; a quack. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Empiric

1. one who relies on practical experience [n -S]

Medical Definition of Empiric

1. Empirical, depending upon experience or observation alone, without using scientific method or theory. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Empiric

emphysematous gastritis emphysematous phlegmon emphysemic emphyteusis emphyteutic emphyteuticaries emphyteuticary empierce empierced empierces

empiercing empight empire empirehood empires empiric (current term) empiric risk empiric treatment empirical empirical data

empirical ego empirical formula empirical formulae empirical formulas empirical research empirical rule empirically empiricism empiricisms empiricist

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