the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder | the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries |
any entry into an area not previously occupied | punishment for one's actions |
(pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body | (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease |
| the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques |