personalized medicine

noun

1. an approach to the practice of medicine that uses information about a patient’s unique genetic makeup and environment to customize the patient's medical care.

Word History and Origins

Origin of personalized medicine¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

It’s the ultimate in personalized medicine.

From Salon

This finding may represent a step toward the development of personalized medicine for autoimmune diseases.

From Science Daily

Having confirmed that healthy individuals and those under effective treatment show higher proportions of these cells than individuals in acute phases of the disease, Chihara thinks that this knowledge will enable clinicians to easily determine the effectiveness of the treatment in future diagnoses and thus is a step towards more personalized medicine.

From Science Daily

"AMPLON has the potential to positively change the way molecular analysis and clinical diagnostics are performed," said Mohamed S. Draz, an assistant professor at the School of Medicine and the study's principal investigator, "from infectious-disease diagnostics to personalized medicine and environmental monitoring."

From Science Daily

Machine learning has pushed the boundaries in several fields, including personalized medicine, self-driving cars and customized advertisements.

From Salon