Phrase guide

internal medicine

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis, management and nonsurgical treatment of diseases, especially of internal organ systems.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and (nonsurgical) treatment of diseases of the internal organs (especially in adults)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: general medicine

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: medicine, medical specialty

History

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 內科 /内科 (nèikē) — medical specialty concerned with nonsurgical treatment
  • Czech: vnitřní lékařství — medical specialty concerned with nonsurgical treatment
  • Czech: interní lékařství — medical specialty concerned with nonsurgical treatment
  • Finnish: sisätautioppi — medical specialty concerned with nonsurgical treatment
  • Indonesian: penyakit dalam — medical specialty concerned with nonsurgical treatment
  • Japanese: 内科 (naika) — medical specialty concerned with nonsurgical treatment
  • Javanese: panyakit njero — medical specialty concerned with nonsurgical treatment
  • Malay: perubatan dalaman — medical specialty concerned with nonsurgical treatment
  • Swedish: invärtesmedicin — medical specialty concerned with nonsurgical treatment
  • Thai: อายุรศาสตร์ (aa-yú-rá-sàat) — medical specialty concerned with nonsurgical treatment