"Flexnerian" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Flexner + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Flexner|ian}} Flexner + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Flexnerian (not comparable)
  1. Of or relating to modern medical practices that crystallized with the 1910 publication of the Flexner Report, which criticized the loose standards of medical education in the United States at the time and advocated the establishment of stricter scientific standards. Tags: not-comparable
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