| business | Origin: From Busy. 1. That which busies one, or that which engages the time, attention, or labour of any one, as his principal concern or interest, whether for a longer or shorter time; constant employment; regular occupation; as, the business of life; business before pleasure. "Wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?" (Luke II. 49) 2. Any particular occupation or employment engaged in for livelihood or gain, as agriculture, trade, art, or a profession. "The business of instruction." 3. Financial dealings; buying and selling; traffic in general; mercantile transactions. "It seldom happens that men of a studious turn acquire any degree of reputation for their knowledge of business." (Bp. Popteus) 4. That which one has to do or should do; special service, duty, or mission. "The daughter of the King of France, On serious business, craving quick despatch, Importunes personal conference." (Shak) "What business has the tortoise among the clouds?" (L'Estrange) 5. Affair; concern; matter; used in an indefinite sense, and modified by the connected words. "It was a gentle business, and becoming The action of good women." (Shak) "Bestow Your needful counsel to our business." (Shak) 6. The position, distribution, and order of persons and properties on the stage of a theater, as determined by the stage manager in rehearsal. 7. Care; anxiety; diligence. To do one's business, to ruin one. To make (a thing) one's business, to occupy one's self with a thing as a special charge or duty. To mean business, to be earnest. Synonym: Affairs, concern, transaction, matter, engagement, employment, calling, occupation, trade, profession, vocation, office, duty. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| medical ethics | The principles of proper professional conduct concerning the rights and duties of the physician, patients, and fellow practitioners, as well as the physician's actions in the care of patients and in relations with their families. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ethics | The philosophy or code pertaining to what is ideal in human character and conduct. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ethics committees | Committees whose purpose may be to direct educational programs; to provide forums for discussion of ethical issues among hospital or medical professionals and others; to serve in an advisory capacity and/or as a resource to health professionals involved in biomedical decision making; or to review and evaluate institutional experiences related to decisions having biomedical ethical implications. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ethics, dental | The principles of proper professional conduct concerning the rights and duties of the dentist himself, his patients, and his fellow practitioners, as well as his actions in the care of patients and in relations with their families. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ethics, institutional | The moral and ethical obligations or responsibilities of institutions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ethics, medical | The principles of proper professional conduct concerning the rights and duties of the physician himself, his patients, and his fellow practitioners, as well as his actions in the care of patients and in relations with their families. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ethics, nursing | The principles of proper professional conduct concerning the rights and duties of nurses themselves, their patients, and their fellow practitioners, as well as their actions in the care of patients and in relations with their families. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ethics, pharmacy | The principles of proper professional conduct concerning the rights and duties of the pharmacist himself, the patient, and his fellow practitioners. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ethics, professional | The principles of professional conduct concerning the rights and duties of the professional person himself and of his fellow professionals. (12 Dec 1998) |