Medicine (Listeni/ˈmɛdsɨn/, Listeni/ˈmɛdɨsɨn/) is the applied science or
practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. 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.
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.
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