Definition of Internal medicine

1. Noun. The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and (nonsurgical) treatment of diseases of the internal organs (especially in adults).

Exact synonyms: General Medicine
Generic synonyms: Medical Specialty, Medicine

Medical Definition of Internal medicine

1. The speciality of the general medicine of the internal organs. In the Commonwealth, the specialist in internal medicine is called a Physician (in the us, an Internist). (16 Dec 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Internal Medicine

internal intercostal muscle
internal jugular vein
internal jugular vein
internal lacrimal fistula
internal limiting membrane
internal lip of iliac crest
internal male genital organs
internal malleolus
internal mammary-coronary artery anastomosis
internal mammary artery
internal mammary plexus
internal maxillary artery
internal maxillary artery
internal maxillary plexus
internal medicine (current term)
internal medicine (current term)
internal medullary lamina
internal membrane
internal meningitis
internal naris
internal nasal branches
internal nostril
internal nuclear layer of retina
internal oblique
internal oblique line
internal obturator muscle
internal occipital crest
internal occipital protuberance
internal ophthalmopathy
internal ophthalmoplegia

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