Medical Dictionary

classification

noun clas·si·fi·ca·tion \ˌklas-(ə-)fə-ˈkā-shən\

Medical Definition of CLASSIFICATION

1
:  the act or process of classifying
2
:  systematic arrangement of animals and plants in groups or categories according to established criteria; specifically :  taxonomy 2

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