"EBM" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /iːbiːˈɛm/
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} EBM (uncountable)
  1. Initialism of electronic body music. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: electronic body music
    Sense id: en-EBM-en-noun-0pmLiyn9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Musical genres Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Musical genres: 75 25
  2. (medicine) Initialism of evidence-based medicine. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: evidence-based medicine
    Sense id: en-EBM-en-noun-n4Ro1GxQ Categories (other): Medicine, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Topics: medicine, sciences
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