"Medical illustration is art as applied to medicine, a fusion of
science and the graphic image. Medical illustration is a descriptive term for
the work of highly-trained professional artists who choose medicine as their
subject matter. It can be extremely realistic and anatomically precise or
thematic and interpretive, or even abstract and wildly conceptual. Media used
by medical illustrators can be high tech or folksy. Medical illustration is
used effectively in all major markets, including advertising, editorial,
institutional and instructional. It is also at the forefront of newly emergent
markets, such as legal and home health. Whether the emphasis is instructional
content or subjective impact, medical illustration is a technically demanding
and time-honored graphic art."
-Association of Medical Illustrators
