医学(いがく)

いがく
noun
medical science; medicine (field)
1. medical science, medicine
The academic field and science of medicine.
医学(いがく)を学(まな)ぶ。
To study medicine.
医学部(いがくぶ)に入(はい)りたい。
I want to enter medical school.
医学(いがく)の進歩(しんぽ)はとても早(はや)い。
Advances in medical science are very fast.

医学(いがく) refers to medical science as an academic discipline.

Related compounds:

  • 医学部(いがくぶ): medical school/department
  • 医学生(いがくせい): medical student
  • 医学者(いがくしゃ): medical scientist
  • 医学的(いがくてき): medical (adjective)

Note: 医学(いがく) refers to the field/science of medicine. For 'medicine' as in medication, use 薬(くすり).

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