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MED·​LARS | \ ˈmed-ˌlärz How to pronounce MEDLARS (audio) \

Medical Definition of MEDLARS

—used for a computer system for the search and retrieval of biomedical abstracts and bibliographical information from various databases (as the MEDLINE database)

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“MEDLARS.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/MEDLARS. Accessed 21 Oct. 2021.

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