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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This experiment compares how well LLMs and internal medicine doctors do at guessing the diagnosis of patients admitted to the hospital using only the information that was available in the ER.
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Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
They might be trained as an internal medicine or family medicine doctor.
—Brittany Dube, Health, 21 May 2026
Alshabrawy, a 2025 medical school graduate and current UC Davis Health internal medicine resident.
—Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Alshabrawy graduated from the UC Davis School of Medicine in 2025 and is an internal medicine resident.
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updated May 20, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
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Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
They might be trained as an internal medicine or family medicine doctor.
—Brittany Dube, Health, 21 May 2026
Alshabrawy, a 2025 medical school graduate and current UC Davis Health internal medicine resident.
—Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Alshabrawy graduated from the UC Davis School of Medicine in 2025 and is an internal medicine resident.
—Reeti Malhotra
updated May 20, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
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 2 Jun. 2026.
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