Medical

Medical is a term that pertains to the science of maintaining health and preventing and treating disease. This term is often used to refer to the practice of medicine, a branch of health science that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.

Overview[edit | edit source]

The field of medicine is vast and encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness. It includes various health care practices that evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness.

History[edit | edit source]

The history of medicine shows how societies have changed in their approach to illness and disease from ancient times to the present. Early medical traditions include those of Babylon, China, Egypt and India.

Branches of Medicine[edit | edit source]

There are several branches of medicine. Some of these include:

Internal Medicine: This branch deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of adult diseases.
Surgery: This involves the use of operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury.
Pediatrics: This branch is concerned with the health of infants, children, and adolescents.
Psychiatry: This branch of medicine is devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, study, and treatment of mental disorders.

Medical Education[edit | edit source]

Medical education is education related to the practice of being a medical practitioner. It includes the initial training to become a physician and additional training thereafter.

Medical Ethics[edit | edit source]

Medical ethics is a system of moral principles that apply values to the practice of clinical medicine and in scientific research.

See Also[edit | edit source]

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