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'''Medicine''' is the [[art]] and [[science]] of healing. It encompasses a range of [[health]] care [[practice]]s evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness. | '''Medicine''' is the [[art]] and [[science]] of healing. It encompasses a range of [[health]] care [[practice]]s evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness. | ||
| − | Contemporary medicine applies health science, [[Biology|biomedical]] [[research]], and medical [[technology]] to diagnose and treat injury and disease, typically through [ | + | Contemporary medicine applies health science, [[Biology|biomedical]] [[research]], and medical [[technology]] to diagnose and treat injury and disease, typically through [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medication medication], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surgery surgery], or some other form of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therapy therapy]. The [[word]] medicine is derived from the Latin ars medicina, meaning the art of healing.[1][2] |
| − | Though medical [[technology]] and clinical expertise are pivotal to contemporary medicine, successful face-to-face relief of actual [[suffering]] continues to require the application of ordinary human [[feeling]] and [[compassion]], known in [[English]] as [ | + | Though medical [[technology]] and clinical expertise are pivotal to contemporary medicine, successful face-to-face relief of actual [[suffering]] continues to require the application of ordinary human [[feeling]] and [[compassion]], known in [[English]] as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedside_manner bedside manner].[3] |
| − | The Rod of [[Asclepius]] is the symbol associated with medicine, which comes from the Greek God of medicine and [[healing]], Asclepius. The Caduceus is sometimes wrongly used for this [[purpose]], though this practice is mainly seen in North America.[ | + | The Rod of [[Asclepius]] is the symbol associated with medicine, which comes from the Greek God of medicine and [[healing]], Asclepius. The Caduceus is sometimes wrongly used for this [[purpose]], though this practice is mainly seen in North America.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicine] |
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| + | <center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of '''''[[Healing]]''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Healing '''''this link'''''].</center> | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:27, 13 December 2020
Medicine is the art and science of healing. It encompasses a range of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness.
Contemporary medicine applies health science, biomedical research, and medical technology to diagnose and treat injury and disease, typically through medication, surgery, or some other form of therapy. The word medicine is derived from the Latin ars medicina, meaning the art of healing.[1][2]
Though medical technology and clinical expertise are pivotal to contemporary medicine, successful face-to-face relief of actual suffering continues to require the application of ordinary human feeling and compassion, known in English as bedside manner.[3]
The Rod of Asclepius is the symbol associated with medicine, which comes from the Greek God of medicine and healing, Asclepius. The Caduceus is sometimes wrongly used for this purpose, though this practice is mainly seen in North America.[1]
