ilmu kedokteran

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of ilmu (“science”) +‎ kedokteran (“medicine”), calque of Dutch geneeskunde. Compare to Chinese 醫學 / 医学 (yīxué), Japanese 医学(いがく) (igaku).

Noun

ilmu kedokteran

1. (education) medicine, the study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease or illness.

Further reading

• “ilmu kedokteran” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.