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Definition of medical
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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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
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The report, authored by an Italian cardiologist who interviewed dozens of current and former employees, cited breaches of accepted medical protocols.
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California’s timely access laws require insurers to provide patients access to a medical appointment within 48 hours for an urgent problem, or within 10 business days for a non-urgent issue.
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In New Mexico, a private company broke ground in February on the nation's largest medical marijuana plant, which will cover about 100 football fields and offer space for as many as 40 million plants.
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The findings could help medical professionals get facial paralysis patients their most successful smiles back.
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Last June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Texas’s House Bill 2 (HB2), a 2013 law holding abortion clinics to certain obscure medical standards, was unconstitutional.
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Instead, the historic tree was being transplanted from its home at St. Luke’s Medical Center to a nearby park so the medical center can expand, reports Colin Dwyer at NPR.
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But as Google Ventures partner Ken Norton pointed out in an emotional Twitter thread that went viral Monday, even well-off families like his can face devastating medical tragedies.
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These medical procedures have skewed the days of the week, and hours of the day, during which those little bundles of joy arrive.
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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
MEDICAL Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of medical for English Language Learners
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: of or relating to the treatment of diseases and injuries : of or relating to medicine
MEDICAL Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of medical for Students
: of or relating to the science or practice of medicine medical care
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Medical Definition of medical
: a medical examination
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