medically

English

Etymology

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Latin medicus

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Medieval Latin medicālisbor.

French médicalbor.

English medical

English -ly

English medically

From medical + -ly.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛd.ɪ.kli/

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• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈmed.ɪ.kli/
• Hyphenation: med‧i‧cal‧ly

Adverb

medically (comparative more medically, superlative most medically)

1. For medical purposes.

   This drug should be used medically rather than recreationally.

2. In a medical manner or context.

   medically speaking

Derived terms

• telemedically

Translations

in a medical manner or context

• Catalan: mèdicament
• Finnish: lääketieteellisesti (fi)
• Portuguese: medicamente (pt)
• Spanish: médicamente

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