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medical.

Of or pertaining to the practice of medicine.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈmɛdɪkl̩/

  1. Of or pertaining to the practice of medicine.

    not-comparable · usually
    Do you have any medical experience?

  2. Intended to have a therapeutic effect; medicinal.

    not-comparable · usually

  3. Requiring medical treatment.

    not-comparable · usually
    A costly medical condition can bankrupt you if it doesn't kill you first.

  4. Pertaining to the state of one's health.

    not-comparable · usually

  5. Pertaining to or requiring treatment by other than surgical means.

    not-comparable · usually
    medical ward

  6. Pertaining to medication specifically (that is, pharmacotherapy), rather than to other aspects of medicine and surgery.

    not-comparable · usually
    medical oncology, radiation oncology, and surgical oncology
    surgical therapy only when medical therapy fails
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ējō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eō Latin medeor Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin medicus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin medicālisbor. French médicalbor. English medical Borrowed from French médical, from Medieval Latin medicālis, from Latin medicus. Replaced Old English lǣċe (“doctor (physician)”), which is cognate with Icelandic læknir (“doctor”).

noun/ˈmɛdɪkl̩/

  1. A medical examination.

    informal
    You'll have to get a medical before you apply for that job.

  2. A medical practitioner.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ējō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eō Latin medeor Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin medicus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin medicālisbor. French médicalbor. English medical Borrowed from French médical, from Medieval Latin medicālis, from Latin medicus. Replaced Old English lǣċe (“doctor (physician)”), which is cognate with Icelandic læknir (“doctor”).

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