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

Recent Examples on the Web

The internal medicine specialist said that, while health screenings have been the main services offered in the two mobile clinics to date, the plan is to use these resources to research how the ability to visit patients can help close the treatment loop after discharge. —Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026

Fatigue and anemia may prompt an internal medicine workup. —Sarah Berg, STAT, 26 Mar. 2026

Omar Mousa, a 31-year-old Palestinian who fled to Ireland during the Gaza war, received a job offer last year from an internal medicine residency at Marshall University in West Virginia. —Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026

But the power of the surgeon general is somewhat limited, says Georges Benjamin, MD, an internal medicine doctor and CEO of the nonprofit American Public Health Association. —Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 5 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for internal medicine

• biomedicine
• telemedicine

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