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Expressing 'medical science' with 医学 (yīxué)
Structure
医学 + Noun
Explanation
医学 (yīxué) means "medical science" or "medicine" as an academic discipline. It is used when referring to the study, practice, or field of medicine rather than a specific medication or treatment. 医学 frequently appears in compound nouns like 医学院 (medical school) or 医学研究 (medical research).
Examples
她从小就对医学感兴趣，梦想当一名医生。
Tā cóngxiǎo jiù duì yīxué gǎn xìngqù, mèngxiǎng dāng yì míng yīshēng.
She has been interested in medicine since childhood and dreams of becoming a doctor.
现代医学的发展让很多疾病都能治好了。
Xiàndài yīxué de fāzhǎn ràng hěn duō jíbìng dōu néng zhì hǎo le.
The development of modern medicine has made many diseases curable.
这篇医学研究发表在国际期刊上。
Zhè piān yīxué yánjiū fābiǎo zài guójì qīkān shàng.
This medical research paper was published in an international journal.