yī​yào​fēn​yè

separation of medical practice and pharmacy

  • created sense approved 医药分业/醫藥分業 · yī​yào​fēn​yè · separation of medical practice and pharmacy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    医药分业 / 醫藥分業

    yī​yào​fēn​yè

    separation of medical practice and pharmacy

    A medical system where physicians diagnose and prescribe, but patients go to an independent pharmacy to have prescriptions filled by a pharmacist; designed to prevent doctors from profiting from the sale of medicine.

    医药 (literal) → 医药/醫藥 · yī​yào · medical care and drugs 分 (literal) → 分 · fēn · to divide 业 (literal) → 业/業 · yè · occupation

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