"casuistics" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From casuistic + -s, equivalent to Latin casus + -istics, in the medical sense under the influence of English case. Also by surface analysis, casu(al) + -istics or by surface analysis, casu(al) + -ist + -ics or by surface analysis, casuist + -ics. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|casuistic|s}} casuistic + -s, {{der|en|la|casus}} Latin casus, {{surf|en|casual|-istics|alt1=casu(al)|nocap=1}} by surface analysis, casu(al) + -istics, {{surf|en|casual|-ist|-ics|alt1=casu(al)|nocap=1}} by surface analysis, casu(al) + -ist + -ics, {{surf|en|casuist|-ics|nocap=1}} by surface analysis, casuist + -ics Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} casuistics (uncountable)
  1. Synonym of casuistry, particularly in its neutral sense. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: casuistry [synonym, synonym-of], particularly in its neutral sense [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-casuistics-en-noun-ruqcuPIq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ics, English terms suffixed with -ist, English terms suffixed with -istics, English terms suffixed with -s, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ics: 64 36 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 63 37 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -istics: 69 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -s: 69 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 68 32
  2. (medicine) The recording and study of individual cases. Tags: uncountable Translations (medicine): kasuistik (Indonesian), kazuistika [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-casuistics-en-noun-U-uHSpa9 Categories (other): Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'medicine': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: casuist, casuistic, casuistical, casuistically, casuistry
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