general medicine

/ˌdʒɛnərəl ˌmɛdəsən/
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Other forms: general medicines

Definitions of general medicine
  1. noun
    the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and (nonsurgical) treatment of diseases of the internal organs (especially in adults)
    synonyms: internal medicine
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    type of:
    medical specialty, medicine
    the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
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