internal medicine


noun
  1. the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases, especially of internal organ systems.

Origin of internal medicine

1
First recorded in 1900–05

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British Dictionary definitions for internal medicine

internal medicine

noun
  1. the branch of medical science concerned with the diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of disorders of the internal structures of the body

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Scientific definitions for internal medicine

internal medicine

  1. The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases in adults.

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