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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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Medicals
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Origin:
1640–50; < Medieval Latin medicālis, equivalent to Latin medic(us) medical (adj.), physician (noun) (derivative of medērī to heal; see -ic) + -ālis -al1
1640–50; < Medieval Latin medicālis, equivalent to Latin medic(us) medical (adj.), physician (noun) (derivative of medērī to heal; see -ic) + -ālis -al1
Related forms
med·i·cal·ly, adverb
an·ti·med·i·cal, adjective
an·ti·med·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·med·i·cal, adjective
non·med·i·cal·ly, adverb
EXPANDpseu·do·med·i·cal, adjective
pseu·do·med·i·cal·ly, adverb
qua·si-med·i·cal, adjective
qua·si-med·i·cal·ly, adverb
un·med·i·cal, adjective
un·med·i·cal·ly, adverb
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Word Origin & History
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
EXPAND"physician"); see meditation.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
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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