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Natural Sciences

Medical Definition:	The sciences dealing with processes observable in nature.
Guide Notes:	GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; SPEC: SPEC qualif
Also Called:	Physical Sciences
Previously Indexed:	Science (1966-1997)

Natural Sciences Categories.

	Astronomy - The science concerned with celestial bodies and the observation and interpretation of the radiation received in the vicinity of the earth from the component parts of the universe (McGraw Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)
	Chemistry
	Electronics
	Evolution, Chemical - Chemical and physical transformation of the biogenic elements from their nucleosynthesis in stars to their incorporation and subsequent modification in planetary bodies and terrestrial biochemistry. It includes the mechanism of incorporation of biogenic elements into complex molecules and molecular systems, leading up to the origin of life.
	Evolution, Planetary - Creation and development of bodies within solar systems, includes study of early planetary geology.
	Geography - The science dealing with the earth and its life, especially the description of land, sea, and air and the distribution of plant and animal life, including humanity and human industries with reference to the mutual relations of these elements. (From Webster, 3d ed)
	Geology
	Mathematics
	Nanotechnology - The development and use of techniques to study physical phenomena and construct structures in the nanoscale size range or smaller.
	Nature - The system of all phenomena in space and time; the totality of physical reality. It is both a scientific and philosophic concept appearing in all historic eras. (Webster 2d; Dr. James H. Cassedy, NLM History of Medicine Division)
	Physics
	Science - The systematic observation of natural phenomena for the purpose of discovering laws governing those phenomena. The body of knowledge accummulated by such means. (From Dorland, 28th ed)
	Time
	Weights and Measures - A unit or standard of measurement. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)

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