Various branches of medical practice limited to specialized areas.
The art and science of studying, performing research on, preventing, diagnosing, and treating disease, as well as the maintenance of health.
Synonyms: Medicine, Specialities, Medical, Specialty, Medical, Specialties, Medical, Medical Speciality, Medical Specialities, Medical Specialty, Speciality, Medical, Medical Specialties
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1963 ,medicine only as a field, profession or discipline: differentiate from DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE where the patient is emphasized; very general; it is divided broadly into experimental medicine ( = BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH) & CLINICAL MEDICINE, a specialty devoted to the diagnosis & management of human patients; / legislation & jurisprudence = LEGISLATION, MEDICAL or JURISPRUDENCE or FORENSIC MEDICINE; LEGAL MEDICINE see FORENSIC MEDICINE is also available ,1963; for SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL see SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL 1968-2009
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