1. the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and (nonsurgical) treatment of diseases of the internal organs (especially in adults); [syn: internal medicine, general medicine]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
general medicine
n 1: the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and
(nonsurgical) treatment of diseases of the internal organs
(especially in adults) [syn: internal medicine, general
medicine]