Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis, management and nonsurgical treatment of diseases, especially of internal organ systems.
the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and (nonsurgical) treatment of diseases of the internal organs (especially in adults)
Examples
3 sentencesTom is an internal medicine doctor.
Where is the Internal Medicine Department?
Dr. Jackson specializes in internal medicine.
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and (nonsurgical) treatment of diseases of the internal organs (especially in adults):general medicine
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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