internal medicine
noun
: a branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases not requiring surgery
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a doctor who specializes in internal medicine
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Yost was an internal medicine doctor, according to public records.
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Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 6 Jan. 2026
Hangover symptoms occur because alcohol is a central nervous system depressant, Julia Adamian, MD, an internal medicine specialist at NYU Langone Health tells SELF.
—Ciara Lucas, SELF, 30 Dec. 2025
In his third year of an internal medicine residency at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, Ramonfaur faces schedule changes every one or two weeks.
—Terry Ward, CNN Money, 6 Dec. 2025
One in five residents in family medicine, internal medicine, and obstetrics and gynecology report receiving no instruction on menopause during medical school.
—Halle Berry, Time, 17 Nov. 2025
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Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 6 Jan. 2026
Hangover symptoms occur because alcohol is a central nervous system depressant, Julia Adamian, MD, an internal medicine specialist at NYU Langone Health tells SELF.
—Ciara Lucas, SELF, 30 Dec. 2025
In his third year of an internal medicine residency at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, Ramonfaur faces schedule changes every one or two weeks.
—Terry Ward, CNN Money, 6 Dec. 2025
One in five residents in family medicine, internal medicine, and obstetrics and gynecology report receiving no instruction on menopause during medical school.
—Halle Berry, Time, 17 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for internal medicine
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“Internal medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/internal%20medicine. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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