The Principles and Practice of Medicine
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The Principles and Practice of Medicine is Sir William Osler’s landmark 1892 medical textbook that systematized modern clinical teaching and became a foundational reference for physicians worldwide.
All labels observed (2)
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| The Principles and Practice of Medicine canonical | 1 |
| The Principles and Practice of Medicine textbook | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21572661 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Principles and Practice of Medicine Context triple: [William Osler, notableWork, The Principles and Practice of Medicine]
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The Study of Medicine
The Study of Medicine is a comprehensive early 19th-century medical treatise by John Mason Good that systematically surveys diseases, their classification, and treatments.
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A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of the Internal Organs of the Human Body
"A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of the Internal Organs of the Human Body" is a 19th-century medical text by American surgeon Samuel D. Gross that systematically reviews the pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders affecting the body's internal organs.
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A System of Surgery
A System of Surgery is a landmark 19th-century surgical textbook by Samuel D. Gross that became one of the most influential and widely used references in American surgical practice.
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D.
Institutiones medicae
Institutiones medicae is a foundational 18th-century medical textbook that systematized clinical teaching and greatly influenced medical education in Europe.
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Bibliotheca Medicinae Practicae
Bibliotheca Medicinae Practicae is a comprehensive 18th-century medical bibliography and reference work compiled by Swiss physician and polymath Albrecht von Haller, cataloging and evaluating contemporary medical literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Principles and Practice of Medicine Target entity description: The Principles and Practice of Medicine is Sir William Osler’s landmark 1892 medical textbook that systematized modern clinical teaching and became a foundational reference for physicians worldwide.
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A.
The Study of Medicine
The Study of Medicine is a comprehensive early 19th-century medical treatise by John Mason Good that systematically surveys diseases, their classification, and treatments.
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B.
A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of the Internal Organs of the Human Body
"A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of the Internal Organs of the Human Body" is a 19th-century medical text by American surgeon Samuel D. Gross that systematically reviews the pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders affecting the body's internal organs.
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C.
A System of Surgery
A System of Surgery is a landmark 19th-century surgical textbook by Samuel D. Gross that became one of the most influential and widely used references in American surgical practice.
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D.
Institutiones medicae
Institutiones medicae is a foundational 18th-century medical textbook that systematized clinical teaching and greatly influenced medical education in Europe.
-
E.
Bibliotheca Medicinae Practicae
Bibliotheca Medicinae Practicae is a comprehensive 18th-century medical bibliography and reference work compiled by Swiss physician and polymath Albrecht von Haller, cataloging and evaluating contemporary medical literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Principles and Practice of Medicine