Chinese Conversation · Level 43
90 words
Chinese word
内科
Pronunciation
Pinyinnèi kē
Meaning
- nouninternal medicine department
Example
我要去内科看病。wǒ yào qù nèi kē kàn bìng
I'm going to the internal medicine department to see a doctor.
More examples
昨天我去内科做了检查。zuó tiān wǒ qù nèi kē zuò le jiǎn chá
Yesterday I went to the internal medicine department and had an examination.
Core concept
The hospital's non-surgical route for finding and controlling diseases that affect organs or whole body systems.
Common phrases
内科医生nèi kē yī shēng
internal medicine specialist
去内科看病qù nèi kē kàn bìng
go to internal medicine to see a doctor
内科门诊nèi kē mén zhěn
internal medicine outpatient clinic
内科挂号nèi kē guà hào
check in at internal medicine
Similar words
外科wài kē: A hospital department for treating injuries and diseases by performing operations.
儿科ér kē: A hospital department for finding and treating illnesses in children.
妇科fù kē: A hospital department for finding and treating diseases of the female reproductive system.
牙科yá kē: A hospital department for finding and treating diseases of the teeth and mouth.
Definition in Chinese
内科是医院中负责用诊断、化验和药物等非手术手段治疗内脏及系统性疾病的科室，承担病情观察与管理工作。nèi kē shì yī yuàn zhōng fù zé yòng zhěn duàn huà yàn hé yào wù děng fēi shǒu shù shǒu duàn zhì liáo nèi zàng jí xì tǒng xìng jí bìng de kē shì chéng dān bìng qíng guān chá yǔ guán lǐ gōng zuò
Word origin
内 (nèi, "inside") + 科 (kē, "specialty") forms 内科 (nèikē, "internal medicine department"), literally pointing to a medical specialty concerned with conditions within the body.
Usage tips
- In everyday hospital conversations, this department name usually identifies where assessment begins, not a final diagnosis, so it can be used before the cause of symptoms is known.
Opposites
- 外科wài kēsurgery departmentnoun
Related words
- 内科医生nèi kē yī shēnginternal medicine specialistnoun
- 内科门诊nèi kē mén zhěninternal medicine outpatient clinicnoun
- 内科病房nèi kē bìng fánginternal medicine wardnoun