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Medicine
Medicine
(British English ; American English ) is the
science
and practice of the
diagnosis
,
treatment
, and
prevention
of
disease
. The word
medicine
is derived from
Latin
medicus
, meaning "a physician". Medicine encompasses a variety of
health care
practices evolved to maintain and restore
health
by the
prevention
and
treatment
of
illness
.
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