internal medicine
noun
: a branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases not requiring surgery
Example Sentences
a doctor who specializes in internal medicine
Recent Examples on the Web The study's conclusions match the clinical experience of Dr. Aaron Friedberg, a clinical assistant professor of internal medicine who works in the Post-Covid Recovery Program at Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. 
Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 18 Aug. 2022 But in regions like the Pacific Northwest, people are not as acclimated to the heat and are more susceptible to it, said Craig Crandall, a professor of internal medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. CBS News, 29 July 2022 But in regions like the Pacific Northwest, people are not as acclimated to the heat and are more susceptible to it, said Craig Crandall, a professor of internal medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Claire Rush And Gillian Flaccus, USA TODAY, 29 July 2022 But in regions like the Pacific Northwest, people are not as acclimated to the heat and are more susceptible to it, said Craig Crandall, a professor of internal medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Claire Rush, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2022 Aiya Aboubakr is an internal medicine resident at New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center, and a contributor to the ABC News Medical Unit. Dr. Aiya Aboubakr, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2022 Instead, the internal medicine resident gave it back out of the kindness of his heart. Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2021 David Blumenthal is an internal medicine physician and president of The Commonwealth Fund. David Blumenthal, STAT, 2 Aug. 2022 In 1999, Kristie Schmidt, an internal medicine physician, opened a practice in Millerton, N.Y., just a mile from the Connecticut border. Katy Golvala And Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2022 See More
Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 18 Aug. 2022 But in regions like the Pacific Northwest, people are not as acclimated to the heat and are more susceptible to it, said Craig Crandall, a professor of internal medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. CBS News, 29 July 2022 But in regions like the Pacific Northwest, people are not as acclimated to the heat and are more susceptible to it, said Craig Crandall, a professor of internal medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Claire Rush And Gillian Flaccus, USA TODAY, 29 July 2022 But in regions like the Pacific Northwest, people are not as acclimated to the heat and are more susceptible to it, said Craig Crandall, a professor of internal medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Claire Rush, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2022 Aiya Aboubakr is an internal medicine resident at New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center, and a contributor to the ABC News Medical Unit. Dr. Aiya Aboubakr, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2022 Instead, the internal medicine resident gave it back out of the kindness of his heart. Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2021 David Blumenthal is an internal medicine physician and president of The Commonwealth Fund. David Blumenthal, STAT, 2 Aug. 2022 In 1999, Kristie Schmidt, an internal medicine physician, opened a practice in Millerton, N.Y., just a mile from the Connecticut border. Katy Golvala And Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1835, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
internal medicine
noun
: a branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of nonsurgical diseases —abbreviation IM