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ethics
(eth´iks)
a branch of philosophy dealing with values pertaining to human conduct, considering the rightness and wrongness of actions
and the goodness or badness of the motives and ends of such actions.
systematic rules or principles governing right conduct. Each practitioner, upon entering a profession, is invested with the
responsibility to adhere to the standards of ethical practice and conduct set by the profession. adj., eth´ical., adj.
medical ethics
the values and guidelines governing decisions in medical practice.

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