Definitions for medical

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medical med·i·cal

Spelling: [med-i-kuh l]

IPA: /ˈmɛd ɪ kəl/

Medical is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 268 anagrams from letters in medical (acdeilm).

Definitions for medical

noun

1. something done or received in regard to the state of one's health, as a medical examination.
2. a specialized dictionary covering terms used in the health professions by doctors, nurses, and others involved in allied health care services. A dictionary with authoritative spellings and definitions is a particularly crucial resource in medicine, where a misspelling or misunderstanding can have unfortunate consequences for people under care. Print dictionaries in this field may be sorted alphabetically or may be categorized according to medical specializations or by the various systems in the body, as the immune system and the respiratory system. The online Medical Dictionary on Dictionary.com allows alphabetical browsing in the combined electronic versions of more than one authoritative medical reference, insuring access to correct spellings, as well as immediate, direct access to a known search term typed into the search box on the site:

adjective

1. of or relating to the science or practice of medicine:
2. curative; medicinal; therapeutic:
3. pertaining to or requiring treatment by other than surgical means.
4. pertaining to or giving evidence of the state of one's health:

Origin of medical

1640-50; Medieval Latin medicālis, equivalent to Latin medic(us) medical (adj.), physician (noun) (derivative of medērī to heal; see -ic) + -ālis -al

Examples for medical

The court ruled she lacked the maturity to make her own medical decisions.

He watched the symptoms with a sort of medical air, as if counting seconds.

Doubling down on Schedule I is, at best, a deranged way to push Americans away from “medical,” and toward recreational, use.

A place in which the dead are laid to await the coming of the medical student.

I helped him in the office till he got me into the medical school.

Mr. Brunton, with eyes flashing with excitement, turned to the medical man.

Whether or not Hippocrates ever actually said “First, do no harm,” the axiom is central to medical ethics.

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.

This was a malady which had not been mentioned at the medical college.