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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
After a residency in internal medicine, Kerr started a fellowship in cardiology in Buffalo.
—Phoebe Zerwick, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024
On the other hand, mothers in this study may have been slightly sicker than average, says Olivia Man, an internal medicine resident at the Mayo Clinic and the study’s first author.
—Liz Szabo, Scientific American, 25 Jan. 2024
Gender and Time for Sleep among U.S. Adults Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024
And experts like Daniel Mendoza, who researches atmospheric sciences and internal medicine at the University of Utah, say the long lines of idling internal combustion engines pose an obvious health risk.
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
The man, Sudipta Mohanty, 33, a Boston internal medicine and primary care doctor, was arrested Aug. 10 on a charge of lewd, indecent and obscene acts while in the special aircraft jurisdiction of the U.S., the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts announced in a news release.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024
The results aren’t surprising, said Dr. Philipp Scherer, professor of internal medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and Gifford O. Touchstone Jr. and Randolph G. Touchstone Distinguished Chair in Diabetes Research at the Touchstone Diabetes Center in Dallas.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 22 Jan. 2024
Priyanka Wali, an internal medicine and obesity medicine physician, said neither of her parents suffered serious injuries.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023
Infectious diseases are spread from close contact with a sick person or surfaces that are contaminated, according to Stacey Rubin Rose, MD, an associate professor of internal medicine and infectious diseases at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 20 Nov. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1835, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
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 29 Mar. 2024.
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
More from Merriam-Webster on internal medicine
Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about internal medicine
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