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The character '医', representing 'doctor' or 'medical treatment', originates from its traditional form '醫', a composite character that structurally integrates a container radical, a component for arrow, and an element for wine, implying ancient contexts of wound extraction and the use of alcoholic substances in therapeutic procedures. Its meaning, once broadly associated with the art of healing, gradually specialized over time to refer specifically to medical practitioners, the practice of medicine, and related curative acts. The simplified form '医' emerged by retaining only the outer container and arrow elements, thereby reducing its graphical complexity while continuing to convey the essential idea of medical intervention.
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我的母亲是医生。
他去医院看望朋友。
医学是一门重要的科学。
医生详细解释了病情。
这家医院的医疗设备很先进。
政府计划改革医疗保险制度。
现代医学需要人工智能的帮助。
公共卫生事业的发展关系全民的福祉。