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MEDICAL
medical
(adjective) requiring or amenable to treatment by medicine especially as opposed to surgery; “medical treatment”; “pneumonia is a medical disease”
aesculapian, medical
(adjective) of or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art
medical
(adjective) relating to the study or practice of medicine; “the medical profession”; “a medical student”; “medical school”
checkup, medical checkup, medical examination, medical exam, medical, health check
(noun) a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
medical (comparative more medical, superlative most medical)
Of or pertaining to the practice of medicine.
Intended to have a therapeutic effect; medicinal.
Requiring medical treatment.
Pertaining to the state of one's health.
(UK) Pertaining to or requiring treatment by other than surgical means.
Synonyms
• (medicinal): curative, therapeutic
Noun
medical (plural medicals)
(informal) A medical examination.
Anagrams
• camelid, claimed, decimal, declaim, maliced
Source: Wiktionary
Med"ic*al, a. Etym: [LL. medicalis, L. medicus belonging to healing, fr. mederi to heal; cf. Zend madha medical science, wisdom, gr. mind: cf. F. médical.]
1. Of, pertaining to, or having to do with, the art of healing disease, or the science of medicine; as, the medical profession; medical services; a medical dictionary; medical jurisprudence.
2. Containing medicine; used in medicine; medicinal; as, the medical properties of a plant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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