Medical observation system, medical light source apparatus, and medical illumination method

A medical light source apparatus comprising:

• a light source having a plurality of light-emitting elements, each of which emits light;
• an optical member arranged to reflect the light emitted from the plurality of light-emitting elements and make the reflected light incident on a prescribed region;
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• a light guide body that is arranged in the prescribed region, has an incident end and an emission end on a side opposite to the incident end, and guides the light incident from the incident end to the emission end.

A medical illumination method comprising:

• causing each of a plurality of light-emitting elements to emit light;
• reflecting the light emitted from the plurality of light-emitting elements and making the reflected light incident on a prescribed region;
• and
• guiding the light incident from the incident end to the emission end by a light guide body that is arranged in the prescribed region and has the incident end and an emission end on a side opposite to the incident end.