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medical
[ med-i-kuhl ]
adjective
- of or relating to the science or practice of medicine:
medical history; medical treatment.
- curative; medicinal; therapeutic:
medical properties.
- pertaining to or requiring treatment by other than surgical means.
- pertaining to or giving evidence of the state of one's health:
a medical discharge from the army; a medical examination.
noun
- something done or received in regard to the state of one's health, as a medical examination.
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Derived Forms
- ˈmedically, adverb
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Other Words From
- medi·cal·ly adverb
- anti·medi·cal adjective
- anti·medi·cal·ly adverb
- non·medi·cal adjective
- non·medi·cal·ly adverb
- pseudo·medi·cal adjective
- pseudo·medi·cal·ly adverb
- quasi-medi·cal adjective
- quasi-medi·cal·ly adverb
- un·medi·cal adjective
- un·medi·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of medical1
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Example Sentences
The court ruled she lacked the maturity to make her own medical decisions.
Doubling down on Schedule I is, at best, a deranged way to push Americans away from “medical,” and toward recreational, use.
But medical experts say being able to take advantage of American health care almost certainly prolonged his life.
But the medical examiner reported that Brinsley had eaten nothing at all.
Houston has the largest medical center in the world, and the largest export port in the entire country.
William Woodville died; a distinguished English physician and medical writer.
William Hewson died; an eminent English anatomist, and medical author.
Christopher Bennet died; a distinguished London physician, and writer on medical subjects.
He wrote on law, medical jurisprudence and political economy, and translated Justinian and Broussais.
William P. Dewees, a distinguished medical writer, died at Philadelphia.
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