internal medicine

noun

: a branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases not requiring surgery

Examples of internal medicine in a Sentence

a doctor who specializes in internal medicine
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The Mexican adaptation will follow Andrés Ferrara (Juan Pablo Medina) as a head of internal medicine who loses his memory of the last twelve years after an assassination attempt. Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 20 May 2025 And for both medications, symptoms tend to improve over time as people get used to them, added Jorge Moreno, MD, internal medicine and obesity medicine physician at Yale Medicine. Julia Ries, Health, 13 May 2025 His residency in internal medicine was completed at State University of New York at Buffalo. Christin Lazerus, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2025 Matthew Badgett, a Cleveland Clinic internal medicine physician, told PEOPLE about what happens when someone consumes cerberin. Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for internal medicine

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of internal medicine was in 1835

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“Internal medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/internal%20medicine. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

internal medicine

noun
: a branch of medicine that deals with diseases not requiring surgery

Medical Definition

internal medicine

noun
: a branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of nonsurgical diseases
abbreviation IM

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