Medicine
is the branch of health science and the sector of
public life concerned with maintaining human health
or restoring it through the treatment of disease and
injury. It is both an area of knowledge – a science
of body systems, their diseases and treatment – and
the applied practice of that knowledge. The practice
of medical care is shared between the medical profession
(physicians or doctors) and other groups of professionals
such as nurses and pharmacists, sometimes known as
allied health professionals. Historically, only those
conferred with a medical doctorate have been considered
to practice medicine. Clinicians can be physicians,
nurses or medical assistants. The medical profession
is the social and occupational structure of the group
of people formally trained and authorized to apply
medical knowledge. Many countries and legal jurisdictions
have legal limitations on who may practice medicine
or the allied medical fields.
Medicine is typically seen as composed of various
specialized sub-branches, such as pediatrics, gynecology,
neurology, dealing with particular body systems, diseases,
or areas of health. |
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