medical
See also: médical
English
Etymology
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Borrowed from Middle French medical, from Medieval Latin medicalis, from Latin medicus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
medical (comparative more medical, superlative most medical)
- Of or pertaining to the practice of medicine.
- medical doctor; medical student
- Do you have any medical experience?
- 2013 June 21, Karen McVeigh, “US rules human genes can't be patented”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, page 10:
- The US supreme court has ruled unanimously that natural human genes cannot be patented, a decision that scientists and civil rights campaigners said removed a major barrier to patient care and medical innovation.
- Intended to have a therapeutic effect; medicinal.
- medical marijuana; medical cannabis; medical treatment
- Requiring medical treatment.
- A costly medical condition can bankrupt you if it doesn't kill you first.
- Pertaining to the state of one's health.
- medical examinaton; medical exemption; medical history; medical record; medical diagnosis
- (UK) Pertaining to or requiring treatment by other than surgical means.
- medical ward
Synonyms
- (medicinal): curative, therapeutic
Derived terms
Translations
of the practice of medicine
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Noun
medical (plural medicals)
- (informal) A medical examination.
- You'll have to get a medical before you apply for that job.
- 2014, Jamie Jackson, "Ángel di María says Manchester United were the ‘only club’ after Real", The Guardian, 26 August 2014:
- After completing a medical and the requisite paperwork on Tuesday to seal the deal, Di María said: “I am absolutely delighted to be joining Manchester United. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time in Spain and there were a lot of clubs interested in me, but United is the only club that I would have left Real Madrid for.
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Interlingua
Adjective
medical (not comparable)
- medical (pertaining to medicine, health care, etc.)
Middle French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin medicalis, from medius (“middle”).
Adjective
medical m
- of or relating to the middle finger
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