naive

naive definition - medical

na·ive or na·ïve (nä-ēvˈ) or na·if or na·ïf (-ēfˈ)

adjective
  1. Lacking worldliness and sophistication.
  2. Simple and credulous as a child.
  3. Not previously subjected to experiments.
  4. Not having previously taken or received a particular drug.
noun
One who is artless, credulous, or uncritical.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.