Meanings
nouninternal medicine (uncountable)
- uncountableThe medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis, management and nonsurgical treatment of diseases, especially of internal organ systems.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and (nonsurgical) treatment of diseases of the internal organs (especially in adults)
Similar
general medicine
Broader
medicinemedical specialty
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 內科 /内科
- 內科 /内科 (nèikē)medical specialty concerned with nonsurgical treatment
Czech vnitřní lékařství, interní lékařství
- vnitřní lékařstvímedical specialty concerned with nonsurgical treatment
- interní lékařstvímedical specialty concerned with nonsurgical treatment
Finnish sisätautioppi
- sisätautioppimedical specialty concerned with nonsurgical treatment
Indonesian penyakit dalam
- penyakit dalammedical specialty concerned with nonsurgical treatment
Japanese 内科
- 内科 (naika)medical specialty concerned with nonsurgical treatment
Malay perubatan dalaman
- perubatan dalamanmedical specialty concerned with nonsurgical treatment
Swedish invärtesmedicin
- invärtesmedicinmedical specialty concerned with nonsurgical treatment
Thai อายุรศาสตร์
- อายุรศาสตร์ (aa-yú-rá-sàat)medical specialty concerned with nonsurgical treatment
Cite this entry
APA
internal medicine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/internal%20medicine
MLA
“internal medicine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/internal%20medicine. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “internal medicine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/internal%20medicine.
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