Precision
Precision (medicine)
Precision in medicine, also known as personalized medicine, is a medical model that proposes the customization of healthcare, with medical decisions, treatments, practices, or products being tailored to the individual patient.
Pronunciation
Precision: /prɪˈsɪʒ(ə)n/
Etymology
The term "precision" originates from the Latin word "praecisionem", meaning "a cutting off, limitation". In the context of medicine, it refers to the accurate, exact, and specific approach to patient care.
Related Terms
- Genomics: The study of all of a person's genes (the genome), including interactions of those genes with each other and with the person's environment. Genomics includes the scientific study of complex diseases such as heart disease, asthma, diabetes, and cancer because these diseases are typically caused more by a combination of genetic and environmental factors than by individual genes.
- Pharmacogenomics: The study of how genes affect a person's response to drugs. This relatively new field combines pharmacology (the science of drugs) and genomics (the study of genes and their functions) to develop effective, safe medications and doses that will be tailored to a person's genetic makeup.
- Molecular Diagnostics: A collection of techniques used to analyse biological markers in the genome and proteome, the individual's genetic code and how their cells express their genes as proteins, by applying molecular biology to medical testing.
- Biobank: A type of biorepository that stores biological samples (usually human) for use in research.
- Genetic Testing: A type of medical test that identifies changes in chromosomes, genes, or proteins. The results of a genetic test can confirm or rule out a suspected genetic condition or help determine a person's chance of developing or passing on a genetic disorder.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Precision
- Wikipedia's article - Precision
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