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med⋅i⋅cal
[med-i-kuh
l] 
–adjective
| 1. | of or pertaining to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment. |
| 2. | curative; medicinal; therapeutic: medical properties. |
| 3. | pertaining to or requiring treatment by other than surgical means. |
| 4. | pertaining to or giving evidence of the state of one's health: a medical discharge from the army; a medical examination. |
–noun
| 5. | something done or received in regard to the state of one's health, as a medical examination. |
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| med·i·cal (měd'ĭ-kəl) adj.
A thorough physical examination. [Medieval Latin medicālis, from Latin medicus, physician, from medērī, to heal; see med- in Indo-European roots.] med'i·cal·ly adv. |
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Medical
Med"ic*al\, a. [LL. medicalis, L. medicus belonging to healing, fr. mederi to heal; cf. Zend madha medical science, wisdom, gr. ? to learn, E. mind: cf. F. m['e]dical.]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.
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Language Translation for : Medical
Spanish:
clínico,
German:
Kranken-…,
Japanese:
医学の
medical
1646, from Fr. médical, from L.L. medicalis "of a physician," from L. medicus "physician" (n.); "healing" (adj.), from mederi "to heal," originally "know the best course for," from PIE base *med- "to measure, limit, consider, advise" (cf. Gk. medos "counsel, plan, device, cunning," Avestan vi-mad "physician").
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Main Entry: 1med·i·cal
Pronunciation: 'med-i-k&l
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, or concerned with physiciansor the practice of medicine often as distinguished from surgery
2 : requiring or devoted to medical treatment
Main Entry: 2medical
Function: noun
: a medical examination
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medical med·i·cal (měd'ĭ-kəl)
adj.
- Of, relating to, or characterizing the study or practice of medicine.
- Requiring treatment by medicine.
A thorough physical examination.
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