noun
medical world; medical community; medical circles
Refers to the sphere of medicine, including doctors, researchers, and institutions. Often used in formal or journalistic contexts.
その発見は医学界に大きな影響を与えた。
The discovery had a major impact on the medical world.
彼は医学界で広く知られている。
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.