internal medicine

noun

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

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

internal medicine

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of internal medicine¹

First recorded in 1900–05