medicin
English meaning: Medicine
Swedish Definition
(Svenska)Vetenskapen och praktiken att diagnostisera, behandla och förebygga sjukdomar.
English Definition
The science and practice of diagnosing and treating disease. Sweden has made landmark medical contributions — the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (awarded at Karolinska Institute in Stockholm) honors the world's greatest medical advances. Nils Alwall developed the dialysis machine (1940s). The pacemaker was pioneered by Swedish engineer Rune Elmqvist (1958). Karolinska Institute ranks among the world's top medical universities.
Example
“Karolinska Institutet i Stockholm delar ut Nobelpriset i medicin och är ett världsledande lärosäte.”
In English: “Karolinska Institute in Stockholm awards the Nobel Prize in medicine and is a world-leading institution.”
Synonyms
- läkevetenskap
- sjukvård
Literary Heritage
“Det finns saker man måste göra, annars är man inte en människa utan bara en liten lort.”
“There are things one must do, otherwise one is not a human being but just a little turd.”
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