Flexnerian

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adjective

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.

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Meanings

adjectiveFlexnerian (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf 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.

Origin

From Flexner + -ian.

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Flexnerian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Flexnerian

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“Flexnerian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Flexnerian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Flexnerian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Flexnerian.

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