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Propaedeutics or propedeutics (from Ancient Greek , propaídeusis 'preparatory education') is a historical term for an introductory course into an art or science. The word propedeutics comes from the Greek prefix pro 'earlier, rudimentary, in front of' and Greek paideutikós 'pertaining to teaching'. As implied by the etymology, propaedeutics may be defined more particularly as the knowledge necessary before, or for the learning of, a discipline, but not which is sufficient for proficiency.
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Propaedeutics or propedeutics (from Ancient Greek , propaídeusis 'preparatory education') is a historical term for an introductory course into an art or science. The word propedeutics comes from the Greek prefix pro 'earlier, rudimentary, in front of' and Greek paideutikós 'pertaining to teaching'. As implied by the etymology, propaedeutics may be defined more particularly as the knowledge necessary before, or for the learning of, a discipline, but not which is sufficient for proficiency.
In medicine, the terms "propedeutics"/"propedeutic" specifically refers to the preliminary collection of data about a patient by observation, palpation, temperature measurement, etc., without specialized diagnostic procedures.