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anecdote

(a′nek-dōt″) [L. anecdota, unpublished items fr Gr. anekdoton, unpublished]
A brief report of an isolated or unique observation.
anecdotal (a″nek-dō′tălt), adjective

anecdote,

n in medicine, an interesting fact or story, typically unpublished, about a treatment or healing modality.
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