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medical adjective & noun. M17.
[French medical or medieval Latin medicalis, from Latin medicus physician, from mederi heal: see -AL1. Cf. MEDIC noun1 & adjective1.]
A. adjective.
Of or pertaining to the science or practice of medicine in general; of or pertaining to medicine as opp. to surgery. M17.
R. Ingalls He isn't the kind to go flipping through medical dictionaries. Daily Telegraph The drug epidemiology unit of Boston University Medical Centre.
b. Of or pertaining to conditions requiring medical (esp. as opp. to surgical) treatment or diagnosis. L19.
E. Kuzwayo And this sudden new medical conditionwas it caused by prison conditions?
Curative; medicinal. rare. M17.
Special collocations: medical board a body of medical experts responsible for the medical examination of soldiers, the maintenance of public health, etc. medical certificate a certificate from a doctor giving the state of a person's health. medical examination = sense B.2 below. medical examiner (a) a doctor who carries out an examination for physical health or fitness; (b) US a medically qualified public officer who investigates unusual or suspicious deaths, performs post-mortems, and initiates inquests. medical garden (an area of) a garden devoted to the cultivation of medicinal plants. medical hall in Ireland, a pharmacy, a chemist's shop. medical jurisprudence the law as it relates to the practice of medicine. medical officer a doctor appointed by a company or public authority to attend to matters relating to health. medical practitioner a person who practises medicine; esp. (in Britain) one who has a registered qualification in medicine. medical register a register of all doctors legally in practice. medical school (a school or faculty of) a college or university in which medicine is studied.
b. noun.
A student or practitioner of medicine. colloq. E19.
An examination to determine the state of a person's physical health or fitness. E20.
A. McCowen I didn't pass the Medical owing to my bad sight.
medically adverb in a medical manner; with respect to medical science or practice or the medical profession: M17.