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.
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Lamberth said the Bureau of Prisons’ new regulation would “arbitrarily deprive inmates of medications and other lifestyle accommodations that its own medical staff have deemed to be medically appropriate.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
People retire, have grandchildren, liquidate a family home or go from being robust to becoming, as the saying goes, medically interesting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 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
"Her recovery is medically unprecedented. Her prognosis remains unclear but, at a minimum, we expect a long recovery."
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
I watched as Mama and Baba lay there in medically induced comas with ventilators breathing for them because their lungs were full of fluid.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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