THEOR Medical Abbreviation

Theory

An explanation for some phenomenon that is based on observation, experimentation, and reasoning. A principle that explains a body of facts and the laws based on them. This is a word that is frequently misunderstood. Let us say we have a collection of observations ('facts') about something - it preferentially absorbs certain wavelengths of light, is composed largely of oxygen, hydrogen, carbon, calcium and phosphorus in certain proportions, and absorbs oxygen from the environment while releasing carbon dioxide.