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| alternative medicine n | (treatments: homeopathic) (tratamento médico) | medicina alternativa loc sf |
| alternative medicine n | (treatment: non-conventional) (tratamento não convencional) | medicina alternativa loc sf |
| ayurvedic medicine n | (ancient healthcare philosophy) | medicina ayurvedica loc sf |
| | Ayurvedic medicine is considered to be alternative medicine. |
| complementary medicine n | (alternative therapies) | medicina alternativa loc sf |
| forensic medicine n | (for investigating crime) (medicina legal, jurisprudência médica) | medicina legal, forense loc sf |
| | Forensic medicine revealed that the deceased had been poisoned with arsenic. |
| general medicine n | (non-surgical branch of medicine) | medicina geral, familiar loc sf |
| | Most family doctors practice only general medicine. |
| healing arts npl | (alternative medicine) | medicina holística loc sf |
| | | medicina alternativa loc sf |
| | Acupuncture is an example of a healing art. |
| holistic medicine n | (alternative treatments) | medicina holística, alternativa sf |
| | Holistic medicine requires further scientific research before it becomes widely accepted. |
| | Holistic medicine looks at the entire person, not just treating one particular symptom. |
| intensive care n | (critical medical care, life support) | cuidado intensivo loc sm |
| | | medicina intensiva loc sf |
| | I'm afraid your husband's still under intensive care, Mrs.Fletcher. |
| | After his motorcycle accident he was left in intensive care with a fractured skull. |
| internal medicine n | (specialist diagnosis and treatment of disease) | medicina interna loc sf |
| | As a medical student I wanted to specialise in internal medicine rather than surgery. |
| | A physician that practices internal medicine is called an internist. |
| MD n | abbreviation (Doctor of Medicine) (abrev. de) | Doutor em Medicina sm + prep + sf |
| | If you need a good pediatrician, try Dr. Shaw, MD. |
| med school n | informal (medical school) | faculdade de medicina sf |
| | What med school did your doctor graduate from? |
| med student n | US, informal, abbreviation (medical student) | estudante de medicina loc sm |
| | James is a med student at the University of Central Florida. |
| medic n | (medical student) | estudante de medicina loc sm |
| | | aluno de medicina loc sm |
| | | auxiliar médico loc sm |
| | | residente loc sm |
| | The third-year medics are about to begin their first work placements at the local hospital. |
| Medical Degree n | (university qualification for doctors) | diploma em medicina sm |
| | Our daughter just received her medical degree. |
| medical school n | (for a medical degree) | faculdade de medicina loc sf |
| | I want to be a doctor so I will have to spend many years at medical school. |
| | Eu quero ser médico, então terei que passar muitos anos na faculdade de medicina. |
practice medicine (US),
practise medicine (UK) v expr | (work as a doctor) | exercer a medicina expres v |
| | He practices medicine at St. Patrick Hospital. |
| practice of medicine n | (work of a doctor) (trabalho de médico) | prática da medicina sf |
| | | exercício da medicina sm |
| | The practice of medicine has made great advances in recent years. |
| preceptor n | US (medical professor) | professor de medicina loc sm |
| premed n | US, informal, abbreviation (premedical student) | estudante de medicina sm, sf + prep + sf |
| premedical adj | US (preparing for medical studies) | preparatório para curso de medicina expres |
| safety personnel n | (staff who work to prevent injury) | equipe de segurança sf |
| | (sigla) | SESMT sm |
| | | Serviço Especializado em Engenharia de Segurança e em Medicina do Trabalho sm |
| tropical medicine n | (study of diseases of the tropics) (estudo de doenças dos trópicos) | medicina tropical loc sf |
| | Tropical medicine deals with diseases that are rarely seen in the US. |
| veterinary medicine n | (treatment of sick animals) (tratamento de animais doentes) | medicina veterinária sf |
| | (informal) | veterinária sf |
| | He loved animals so much that he decided to study veterinary medicine. |