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{{short description|field of study for diagnosing, treating and preventing disease}}
{{Infobox medical specialty
{{Infobox medical specialty
|title        = Medicine
|title        = Medicine

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{{short description|field of study for diagnosing, treating and preventing disease}}
{{Infobox medical specialty
|title        = Medicine
|subdivisions =
|image        = [[File:Asklepios.3.jpg|alt=Marble statue of Asclephius on a pedestal, symbol of medicine in Western medicine|250px]]
|caption      = Statue of [[Wikipedia:Asclepius|Asclepius]], the [[:en:Greek God|Greek god]] of medicine, holding the symbolic [[Wikipedia:Rod of Asclepius|Rod of Asclepius]] with its coiled [[:en:Snake|serpent]]
|system      =
|diseases    =
|tests        =
|specialist  = [[Specialty (medicine)|Medical specialty]]
|glossary    = [[Glossary of medicine]]
}}
'''Medicine''' is the [[Wikipedia:science|science]] and [[:en:Praxis (process)|practice]] of caring for a patient, managing the [[diagnosis]], [[prognosis]], [[Preventive medicine|prevention]], [[therapy|treatment]],  [[Palliative care|palliation]] of their [[injury]] or [[disease]], and [[Health promotion|promoting their health]]. Medicine encompasses a variety of [[health care]] practices evolved to maintain and restore [[health]] by the [[prevention (medical)|prevention]] and [[therapy|treatment]] of [[illness]]. Contemporary medicine applies [[biomedical sciences]], [[biomedical research]], [[medical genetics|genetics]], and [[medical technology]] to [[diagnosis (medical)|diagnose]], treat, and prevent injury and disease, typically through [[pharmaceutical]]s or [[surgery]], but also through therapies as diverse as [[psychotherapy]], [[splint (medicine)|external splints and traction]], [[medical device]]s, [[biologic medical product|biologics]], and [[Radiation (medicine)|ionizing radiation]], amongst others.
Medicine
Marble statue of Asclephius on a pedestal, symbol of medicine in Western medicine
Statue of Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine, holding the symbolic Rod of Asclepius with its coiled serpent
SpecialistMedical specialty
GlossaryGlossary of medicine

Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness. Contemporary medicine applies biomedical sciences, biomedical research, genetics, and medical technology to diagnose, treat, and prevent injury and disease, typically through pharmaceuticals or surgery, but also through therapies as diverse as psychotherapy, external splints and traction, medical devices, biologics, and ionizing radiation, amongst others.