medical illustration

Scientific body drawing

Medical illustration is the creation of visual representations of anatomy, surgical procedures, medical conditions, or biological processes for educational, clinical, or publication purposes.

Medical illustrators combine artistic skill with scientific knowledge to produce images for textbooks, patient education materials, courtroom exhibits, and research journals: The medical illustration showed exactly how the tumor was pressing on the nerve.

Opposites
purpose and function

medical illustrationabstract art

Visual work avoiding depiction

fine art · artistic interpretation · decorative art · fantasy art · art for art's sake

representational approach

medical illustrationabstract expressionism

Nonrepresentational art emphasizing spontaneous emotion

subjective interpretation · artistic license · caricature

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G