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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
Your medication might be to blame Lots of common prescriptions can cause people to heat up at night, says Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider, an internal medicine physician who hosts the TED Health podcast.
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Angela Haupt, TIME, 14 June 2024
These findings confirm what Fatima Syed, MD, an internal medicine doctor who specializes in diabetes and weight management at Duke Health in Durham, North Carolina, sees in her practice.
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Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 14 June 2024
And in other categories, the school’s ranking has risen since 2020 — for example to seventh from 10th in internal medicine and sixth from 12th in pediatrics.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
Now an internal medicine doctor at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Simon sees more adult patients who have never been to a dentist, including people hospitalized with life-threatening sepsis that resulted from an untended dental infection.
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Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
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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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Cite this Entry
“Internal medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/internal%20medicine. Accessed 2 Jul. 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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