medical
Americanadjective
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of or relating to the science or practice of medicine.
medical history; medical treatment.
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curative; medicinal; therapeutic.
medical properties.
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pertaining to or requiring treatment by other than surgical means.
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pertaining to or giving evidence of the state of one's health.
a medical discharge from the army; a medical examination.
noun
adjective
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of or relating to the science of medicine or to the treatment of patients by drugs, etc, as opposed to surgery
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a less common word for medicinal
noun
Usage
What does medical mean? Medical describes something related to the science or practice of medicine, as in My doctor’s medical experience with cancer is extensive.Medical also describes something that provides a cure or therapy for an illness or disease, as in Garlic has medical properties that have been widely studied.Example: He has to receive medical treatment one way or another.
Other Word Forms
- antimedical adjective
- antimedically adverb
- medically adverb
- nonmedical adjective
- nonmedically adverb
- pseudomedical adjective
- pseudomedically adverb
- quasi-medical adjective
- quasi-medically adverb
- unmedical adjective
- unmedically adverb
Etymology
Origin of medical
1640–50; < Medieval Latin medicālis, equivalent to Latin medic ( us ) medical (adj.), physician (noun) (derivative of medērī to heal; -ic ) + -ālis -al 1
Example Sentences
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He also used his craft to raise awareness, appearing on an episode of medical drama Brilliant Minds in November as a firefighter struggling to accept help after an ALS diagnosis.
From BBC
Tennyson’s father and two of his siblings had periods of confinement in medical clinics.
Once home in Somerset, their ordeal continued as medical bills started to arrive.
From BBC
An Italian doctors' association on Friday praised US ski star Lindsey Vonn's sister for recognising the "beauty" of Italian emergency room medical staff after she posted some humorous advice on social media.
From Barron's
In the Season 8 finale — before the show reset with a medical school setting — J.D., always prone to elaborate fantasy sequences, sees a vision of how his life is going to turn out.
From Los Angeles Times
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