What is medicine?

 

Medicine is defined as art, the science or practice of treatment, diagnosis, and the prevention of diseases. Medicine includes a variety of health care practices that involve the maintenance and restoration of the health of a patient by treatment and the prevention of the illness. Biomedical sciences, research, and medical technology are included in contemporary medicine which helps in diagnosis, treatment, and preventing injury and diseases through surgeries but therapies such as ionizing radiation, psychotherapy, and others could also help in treating a patient.

It has been practiced for ages and many civilizations had adapted medicine to treat the ones who were ill or injured in a battle. During prehistoric times the medicine was considered as an art or the area of skill or knowledge which was frequently connected to the philosophical or the religious belief of the local culture. For example, whenever soldiers were injured after the battle, herbs from the plants were used to heal the injured soldiers, and also if a person was ill a medicine man would apply sacred herbs and say prayers for the healing. As centuries passed there was an expansion in modern science which resulted in most medicine becoming a combination of art and science. 

Medicalspecialist could be as simple as a person who is an expert in certain fields of medicines. Medical specialists treat either a specific part of the body such as the lower back or the brain or are specialized in certain diseases such as cancer and other cardiovascular diseases. Dentist, Cardiologist. allergist, anesthesiologist, dermatologist, gynecologist, neurologist. Oncologists, pediatricians, and physical therapists, ophthalmologists, psychiatrists, and radiologists are some of the most common types of specialists. 

Modern medicine is also called allopathic medicine. Modern medicine involves the use of drugs and surgeries to help and cure the disease or solve the problem of the patient. Acupuncture, homeopathy, herbal medicine, other traditional medicines, and many more can be included in the Alternative and complementary types of medicines.