Medical Dictionary
taxonomy
noun tax·on·o·my \tak-ˈsän-ə-mē\
plural tax·on·o·mies
Medical Definition of TAXONOMY
1
: the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics
2
: orderly classification of plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships
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