medical
adjective
of or relating to the science or practice of medicine.
quasi-medical
-
a word derived from
medical.
Example Sentences
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In addition to stem cell clinics, the businesses advertising stem cell therapies included chiropractors’ offices, sports medicine clinics, and other medical or quasi-medical practices.
From The Verge ● Nov. 4, 2021
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
