Translation guide
The medical specialty dealing with the diagnosis and non-surgical treatment of diseases in adults. In Japanese, this is most commonly expressed as 内科 (naika), which refers to the department or field itself.
Referring to the field of internal medicine or the hospital department.
The standard term for internal medicine as a medical field or hospital department. Used in both formal and everyday contexts.
彼は内科の医者です。
He is a doctor of internal medicine.
内科で診てもらいました。
I was examined at the internal medicine department.
Refers specifically to internal medicine as an academic discipline or field of study. More formal and technical than 内科.
内科学の教科書を読んでいます。
I'm reading a textbook on internal medicine.
Referring to a doctor who specializes in internal medicine.
A physician specializing in internal medicine. Commonly used in both spoken and written Japanese.
内科医になりたいです。
I want to become an internist.
あの内科医はとても親切です。
That internist is very kind.