multidisciplinary

multidisciplinary
In medicine, a term used to describe a treatment planning approach or team that includes a number of doctors and other health care professionals who are experts in different specialties (disciplines). In cancer treatment, the primary disciplines are medical oncology (treatment with drugs), surgical oncology (treatment with surgery), and radiation oncology (treatment with radiation).

English dictionary of cancer terms . 2015.

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  • multidisciplinary — UK US (also multi disciplinary) /ˌmʌltiˌdɪsəˈplɪnəri/ US  /ˌmʌltiˈdɪsəplɪneri/ adjective ► relating to or involving people from different types of work or who have different types of knowledge: »Multidisciplinary teams of scientists are working… …   Financial and business terms

  • multidisciplinary — (adj.) also multi disciplinary, 1949, from MULTI (Cf. multi ) + DISCIPLINARY (Cf. disciplinary) …   Etymology dictionary

  • multidisciplinary — [mul΄tē dis′ə pli ner΄ē] adj. of or combining the disciplines of many different branches of learning or research …   English World dictionary

  • multidisciplinary — /mul tee dis euh pleuh ner ee, mul tuy /, adj. composed of or combining several usually separate branches of learning or fields of expertise: a multidisciplinary study of the 18th century. Also, multidisciplined. [1945 50; MULTI + DISCIPLINARY] * …   Universalium

  • multidisciplinary — adj. Multidisciplinary is used with these nouns: ↑approach, ↑team …   Collocations dictionary

  • multidisciplinary — mul|ti|dis|ci|plin|a|ry [ˌmʌltiˈdısıplınəri, dısıˈplınəri US ˈdısıplıneri] adj involving people with different jobs or from different areas of study ▪ a multidisciplinary team of nurses, social workers, and GPs …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • multidisciplinary — I. “+ adjective Etymology: multi + disciplinary : combining several specialized disciplines (as those in the field of applied social science) for a common purpose use of a multidisciplinary approach by a child guidance clinic II. ˌ adjective… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Multidisciplinary professional services networks — are organizations formed by law, accounting and other professional services firms to offer clients new multidisciplinary approaches solving increasingly complex issues. They are a type of professional services network which operates to provide… …   Wikipedia

  • Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies — The current MAPS logo. Type 501(c)(3) Non Profit Founded …   Wikipedia

  • multidisciplinary practice (MDP) — an organisation that offers a range of professional services such as accountancy and law. Traditionally lawyers have been prevented from entering such arrangements because of the core ethical value of independence and service to the client in… …   Law dictionary

  • Multidisciplinary approach — A multidisciplinary approach to problem solving involves drawing appropriately from multiple disciplines to redefine problems outside of normal boundaries and reach solutions based on a new understanding of complex situations. Multidisciplinary… …   Wikipedia

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