Then, setting practical judgment above medical wisdom, he gently shook her awake.

You want to know the conventional medical wisdom?

The conventional medical wisdom is that you keep the knife in.

The operation defies conventional medical wisdom because it removes living tissue from the heart.

Since Indian independence in 1947, the medical wisdom of the ancients has been turned into a growth industry with Government subsidies.

This is probably correct, but conventional medical wisdom need not be accepted entirely at face value.

The variations may also be indicative of differences in prevailing medical wisdom.

Earlier studies have found large geographical variations in medical practice and prevailing medical wisdom.

That would seem to contradict common medical wisdom and the reported results from many other medical procedures.

"They don't pay attention to the medical wisdom we have accumulated in recent years."