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Dictionary entry overview: What does medical science mean?
• MEDICAL SCIENCE (noun)
The noun MEDICAL SCIENCE has 1 sense:
1. the science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease
Familiarity information: MEDICAL SCIENCE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("medical science" is a kind of...):
bioscience; life science (any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "medical science"):
medical specialty; medicine (the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques)
pathology (the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases)
radiology (the branch of medical science dealing with the medical use of X-rays or other penetrating radiation)
serology (the branch of medical science that deals with serums; especially with blood serums and disease)
surgery (the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures)
orthopaedics; orthopedics (the branch of medical science concerned with disorders or deformities of the spine and joints)
neurology (the branch of medical science that deals with the nervous system)
Context examples
The medical science that deals with the origin, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders in children.
(Child Psychiatry, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
The branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to elderly people.
(Geriatrics, NCI Thesaurus)
The application of medical knowledge to questions of law; research, reports and testimony in court by experts in medical science to assist in determining a legal question.
(Forensic Medicine, NCI Thesaurus)
The branch of medical science that applies biological and physiological principles to clinical practice.
(Biomedicine, NCI Thesaurus)
Medical science dealing with the study of immunity to diseases caused by microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, or fungi.
(Infectious Disease Immunology, NCI Thesaurus)
The branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques.
(Medical Specialty, NCI Thesaurus)
The medical science and specialty practice concerned with all aspects of disease of the genital tract, endocrine system, and reproductive system of the female.
(Gynecologic Pathology, NCI Thesaurus)
The Doctor of Dental Medicine degree is the first-professional, postgraduate degree awarded for graduates who have completed a program of studies in dental medical science.
(Doctor of Dental Medicine, NCI Thesaurus)
Scientists from The University of Manchester have successfully produced human kidney tissue within a living organism which is able to produce urine, a first for medical science.
(Scientists Create Functioning Kidney Tissue, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Genomics has since driven many advances in medical science.
(Revealing the human proteome, NIH)
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