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Definition of Natural history
1. Noun. The scientific study of plants or animals (more observational than experimental) usually published in popular magazines rather than in academic journals.
Medical Definition of Natural history
1. A former branch of knowledge embracing the study, description, and classification of natural objects (as animals, plants, and minerals) and thus including the modern sciences of zoology, botany, and mineralogy insofar as they existed at that time. In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries it was much used for the generalised pursuit of certain areas of science. (webster, 3d ed; from dr. James h. Cassedy, nlm history of medicine division) (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Natural History
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