medically
Americanadverb
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in a way that relates to the science or practice of medicine.
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as a treatment for illness, pain, or injury; therapeutically.
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in a way that relates to one's health.
Example Sentences
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That would mean each vial somehow vaccinated 2.4 babies, which Yi said would be medically and practically impossible nationwide.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Schiff said one of his constituents, identified only as Doug, wrote him a letter expressing concern about conditions aboard the ship after his son was medically evacuated due to a collapsed lung.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Canada says it will indefinitely suspend plans to expand its medically assisted dying law to people whose sole condition is mental illness, citing a lack of consensus on who would be eligible.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
This treatment clears space in the bone marrow for the incoming cells, but it can be extremely taxing, particularly for older or medically frail patients.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
He was short and slight, black-haired and black-eyed, pompous, condescending, and almost as ignorant medically as I was.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
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