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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Mazumder worked in internal medicine, and as an independent contractor signed more than 3,000 orders for unnecessary medical equipment like orthopedic braces for people insured by Medicare and TRICARE, a medical program for active and retired military personnel and their families.
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Julia Coin
june 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2026
The science makes sense, said Ali Dehghani, DO, an internal medicine doctor at Case Western Reserve University, but the research isn't there yet.
—Jenna Anderson, Health, 2 June 2026
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.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Alshabrawy, a 2025 medical school graduate and current UC Davis Health internal medicine resident.
—Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 20 May 2026
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Julia Coin
june 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2026
The science makes sense, said Ali Dehghani, DO, an internal medicine doctor at Case Western Reserve University, but the research isn't there yet.
—Jenna Anderson, Health, 2 June 2026
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.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Alshabrawy, a 2025 medical school graduate and current UC Davis Health internal medicine resident.
—Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 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 17 Jun. 2026.
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