medical world; medical community; medical circles
Refers to the sphere of medicine, including doctors, researchers, and institutions. Often used in formal or journalistic contexts.
The discovery had a major impact on the medical world.
He is widely known in medical circles.
Compound of 医学 (medicine) and 界 (world, circles). The exact historical derivation is straightforward; the term has been used since the Meiji era to refer to the medical community.