JLPT N2
医科
This is a formal term for the institutional part of medicine, like a medical school or hospital department. People often use it to tell medicine apart from dentistry.
Readings
Noun
The Field or Department of Medicine
Refers to the field or department of general medicine, especially within an institution like a university or hospital. It is most commonly used to distinguish general medicine from dentistry (歯科, shika).
Example
この 病院 に は 医科 と 歯科 が あり ます 。
This hospital has both a medical department and a dental department.
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