medical
- of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
- curative; medicinal; therapeutic: medical properties.
- pertaining to or requiring treatment by other than surgical means.
- pertaining to or giving evidence of the state of one's health: a medical discharge from the army; a medical examination.
- something done or received in regard to the state of one's health, as a medical examination.
Origin of medical
Examples from the Web for non-medical
Contemporary Examples
Oregon led the country with over seven percent of its Kindergarteners citing a non-medical reason for their noncompliance.
Historical Examples
There is no lack of authorities, medical and non-medical, on this point.
The Physical Life of Woman:Dr. George H Napheys
But it is really not a question of materialism, medical or non-medical.
Religion & SexChapman Cohen
I would suggest that a couple should come, a medical and a non-medical.
James Gilmour of MongoliaJames Gilmour
There is also a non-medical legislator to whom Charleston owes a debt of unacknowledged gratitude.
There would then be in each base hospital four non-medical commissioned officers, viz.
The Australian Army Medical Corps in EgyptJames W. Barrett
medical
- of or relating to the science of medicine or to the treatment of patients by drugs, etc, as opposed to surgery
- a less common word for medicinal
- informal a medical examination
Word Origin
Word Origin and History for non-medical
medical
adj.
1640s, from French médical, from Late Latin medicalis "of a physician," from Latin medicus "physician, surgeon, medical man" (n.); "healing, madicinal" (adj.), from mederi "to heal, give medical attention to, cure," originally "know the best course for," from an early specialization of the PIE root *med- "to measure, limit, consider, advise, take appropriate measures" (cf. Greek medomai "be mindful of," medein "to rule;" Avestan vi-mad- "physician;" Latin meditari "think or reflect on, consider;" Irish miduir "judge;" Old English metan "to measure out"); also see meditation. The earlier adjective in English in this sense was medicinal. Related: Medically.
medical
n.
1917, short for medical examination.
medical
- Of, relating to, or characterizing the study or practice of medicine.
- Requiring treatment by medicine.
- A thorough physical examination.