Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness in human beings.

Contemporary medicine applies health science, biomedical research, and medical technology to diagnose and treat injury and disease, typically through medication or surgery, but also through therapies as diverse as psychotherapy, external splints & traction, prostheses, biologics, ionizing radiation and others. The word medicine is derived from the Latin ars medicina, meaning the art of healing.

Adjective

medical (comparative more medical, superlative most medical)

1. Of or pertaining to the practice of medicine.

   Do you have any medical experience?

Derived terms

• medical doctor
• medical examination
• medical exemption
• medical history
• medical record
• medical student
• medical treatment

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