medical

adjective med·i·cal \ ˈme-di-kəl \

Updated on: 20 May 2018

1 : of, relating to, or concerned with physicians or the practice of medicine

the medical profession

a medical journal

2 : requiring or devoted to medical treatment

a medical problem

an important advance in medical science

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medically

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Examples of medical in a Sentence

He has a dangerous medical condition.
The report was published in a leading medical journal.
Her recovery was a medical miracle.
He opened his own medical practice.
an important advance in medical science

Recent Examples of medical from the Web

Writing the lethal prescriptions is voluntary for doctors and medical facilities in California, and some, including all Catholic and church-affiliated hospitals, have not allowed their physicians to prescribe such medicines.

— soumya karlamangla, latimes.com, "Riverside judge overturns California's doctor-assisted suicide law," 16 May 2018
Theranos’ vision was to shift health care and testing away from hospitals and medical facilities and into the homes and hands of consumers.

— kevin hrusovsky, STAT, "Peer review could have helped short-circuit the Theranos fake news scandal," 16 May 2018
Dong Shin, who heard and felt an explosion at a medical facility in Southern California that killed one woman and injured three others.

— doug criss, CNN, "5 things for May 16: North Korea, immigration, Tom Wolfe," 16 May 2018
The Passage -- Midseason A secret government medical facility is experimenting with a dangerous virus that could either cure all disease or cause the downfall of the human race.

— therese odell, Houston Chronicle, "Fox introduces their new fall shows," 15 May 2018
The second thing is this is going to serve as our hub for our medical facilities and sports science facilities, going forward.

— tom haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Brewers can dream of what Maryvale renovation will offer after tour of construction site," 15 May 2018
Furosemide is used to treat various medical conditions in the United States and the Dominican Republic.

— george sipple, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera 'so mad' about Robinson Canó suspension," 15 May 2018
Kids, older folks, and people with immune systems already weakened by other medical conditions or treatments are more likely to have severe salmonella infections, the FDA adds.

— sarah klein, Health.com, "Here Are the Symptoms of Salmonella—and Everything Else You Need to Know About the Recall of Millions of Eggs," 15 May 2018
Our universities, private research institutions and world-class medical facilities are teaming up to use molecular and genomic data to discover the mechanisms of disease – leading to new ways to diagnose patients and tailor individual treatments.

— sandra watson, president & ceo, azcentral, "Next-Gen tech trends: The future of Arizona," 14 May 2018

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Origin and Etymology of medical

French or Late Latin; French médical, from Late Latin medicalis, from Latin medicus physician, from mederi to remedy, heal; akin to Avestan vī-mad- healer, Greek medesthai to be mindful of — more at mete

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First Known Use: 1646

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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