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quasi-medical

  • a word derived from medical.
    medical
    adjective
    of or relating to the science or practice of medicine.

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The study also highlights the way Apple Watch and other consumer-focused quasi-medical devices opened new questions for doctors to try and address.

From The Verge Mar. 2, 2022

Medical and quasi-medical “wellness” devices have long promised to abate snoring, including face masks and mechanical pillows.

From Washington Post Jul. 26, 2018

Ehrman says quasi-medical concerns also led to the jock-strap, or athletic supporter, for men.

From BBC Apr. 17, 2016

As the band croons about the slimier side of existence, a moderator blithely reads out instructions for removing body hair and plastic surgery in a quasi-medical setting.

From New York Times Feb. 15, 2011

Hendren acknowledges that some alternative medicine is what he calls “breath of the dragon,” quasi-medical shamanism for which “there is no real mechanism that we can think of that somehow makes a difference.”

From Newsweek