Internal Medicine

Pronunciation

Definition 1

A medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis of diseases of the internal organs and non-surgical treatments. (NCI Thesaurus)

Definition 2

A medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the internal organ systems of adults. (NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

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