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| Library cataloging and classification | |
|---|---|
| main topic | medicine |
| Colon | L  |
| Dewey Decimal | 610 |
| Library of Congress | R |
| Universal Decimal | 61 |
Medicine is a branch of health science concerned with maintaining human health and restoring it by treating disease and injury; it is both an area of knowledge, a science of body systems and diseases and their treatment, and the applied practice of that knowledge.
NOTE: Most of the articles pertaining to the actual work and practice of medicine are located in Category:Clinical medicine and its subcategories, such as Category:Medical diagnosis and Category:Medical treatments, along with Category:Diseases and disorders. Articles pertaining to non-conventional approaches are located in Category:Alternative medicine.
Subcategories
This category has the following 40 subcategories, out of 40 total.
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- Medical diplomacy (4 P)
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- Medical cannibalism (4 P)
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- Medical symbols (6 P)
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Pages in category "Medicine"
The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.