PERSONALIZED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does personalized mean? 

• PERSONALIZED (adjective)
  The adjective PERSONALIZED has 2 senses:

1. made for or directed or adjusted to a particular individual

2. pointedly referring to or concerning a person's individual personality or intimate affairs especially offensively

  Familiarity information: PERSONALIZED used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PERSONALIZED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Made for or directed or adjusted to a particular individual

Synonyms:

individualised; individualized; personalised; personalized

Context example:

personalized advice

Similar:

personal (concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Pointedly referring to or concerning a person's individual personality or intimate affairs especially offensively

Context example:

unnecessarily personalized remarks

Similar:

personal (concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality)

 Context examples 

To make according to individual requirements or specifications; to make more personalized or tailored for a specific need.

(Customize, NCI Thesaurus)

Gene expression profiles may be used in personalized medicine.

(Microarray Analysis, NCI Dictionary)

In cancer, personalized medicine uses specific information about a person’s tumor to help diagnose, plan treatment, find out how well treatment is working, or make a prognosis.

(Personalized medicine, NCI Dictionary)

People are always looking for improved, personalized services.

(Eyes Can Indicate Personality Type, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The researchers believe that the strength of the perivascular FAI in predicting the risk of future cardiac events could guide therapeutic decisions for individual patients, promoting a more personalized medicine approach to care.

(Psoriasis therapy linked to reduced coronary inflammation in patients with the skin condition, National Institutes of Health)

The results suggest that the system can mimic critical parts of the human nervous system, raising the possibility that it may one day, be used to test personalized treatments of neurological disorders.

(Researchers begin recreating human spinal cords on a chip, National Institutes of Health)

However, every person’s TMAO profile appears to be different, so tracking this chemical marker, Hazen suggested, could be an important step in using personalized medicine to fight heart disease.

(Study links frequent red meat consumption to high levels of chemical associated with heart disease, National Institutes of Health)

Further, it creates more opportunity for personalized and targeted treatment approaches for conditions such as ADHD or autism.

(Brain Activity Is Inherited, May Inform Treatment for ADHD, Autism, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The CIS is the National Cancer Institute's link to the public, interpreting and explaining research findings in a clear and understandable manner, and providing personalized responses to specific questions about cancer.

(CIS, NCI Dictionary)

The Cancer Information Service is the National Cancer Institute's link to the public, interpreting and explaining research findings in a clear and understandable manner, and providing personalized responses to specific questions about cancer.

(Cancer Information Service, NCI Dictionary)