| Descriptor in English: | Medicine |
| Descriptor in Spanish: | Medicina |
| Descriptor in Portuguese: | Medicina |
| Descriptor in French: | Médecine |
| Entry term(s): |
Medical Specialities Medical Speciality Medical Specialties Medical Specialty Specialities, Medical Speciality, Medical Specialties, Medical Specialty, Medical |
| Tree number(s): |
H02.403 SH1.020.020.040.010 |
| Scope note: | The art and science of studying, performing research on, preventing, diagnosing, and treating disease, as well as the maintenance of health. |
| Annotation: | 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 |
| Allowable Qualifiers: |
CL classification IS instrumentation MT methods OG organization & administration SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends |
| History Note: | 1963 |
| See also the descriptors: |
Economics, Medical
MeSH Education, Medical MeSH History of Medicine MeSH Legislation, Medical MeSH |
| DeCS UI: | 8678 |
| Descriptor UI: | D008511 |
| Date Established: | 1963/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
| Revision Date: | 2018/06/29 |
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DISCIPLINES AND OCCUPATIONS
Health Occupations [H02]Health Occupations
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Medicine
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Specialties, Medical
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| Concept UI |
M0013251 |
| Scope note | The art and science of studying, performing research on, preventing, diagnosing, and treating disease, as well as the maintenance of health. |
| Preferred term | Medicine |
| Concept UI |
M0020217 |
| Scope note | Various branches of medical practice limited to specialized areas. |
| Preferred term | Specialties, Medical |
| Entry term(s) |
Medical Specialities Medical Speciality Medical Specialties Medical Specialty Specialities, Medical Speciality, Medical Specialty, Medical |
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