precision medicine

English

Noun

precision medicine (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) A medical model that proposes the customization of healthcare, with medical decisions, practices, or products being tailored to the individual patient.
    • 2018 July 3, Ian Sample, “Routine DNA tests will put NHS at the 'forefront of medicine'”, in The Guardian‎:
      The move marks a big step towards “precision medicine”, which offers more efficient therapies that are tailored to individual patients.
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