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ALL meanings of medical

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  • noun medical Of or relating to the science of medicine, or to the treatment of illness and injuries. 1
  • adjective medical relating to medicine 1
  • adjective medical treatable by medicine 1
  • noun medical physical examination 1
  • adjective medical of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment. 1
  • adjective medical curative; medicinal; therapeutic: medical properties. 1
  • adjective medical pertaining to or requiring treatment by other than surgical means. 1
  • adjective medical pertaining to or giving evidence of the state of one's health: a medical discharge from the army; a medical examination. 1
  • noun medical 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: A medical dictionary reveals that large numbers of medical terms are formed from the same Latin and Greek parts combined and recombined. 1
  • adjective medical Of or pertaining to the practice of medicine. 0
  • adjective medical Intended to have a therapeutic effect; medicinal. 0
  • adjective medical Requiring medical treatment. 0
  • adjective medical Pertaining to the state of one's health. 0
  • adjective medical (Britain) Pertaining to or requiring treatment by other than surgical means. 0
  • adjective medical Medical means relating to illness and injuries and to their treatment or prevention. 0
  • countable noun medical A medical is a thorough examination of your body by a doctor, for example before you start a new job. 0
  • adjective medical of or relating to the science of medicine or to the treatment of patients by drugs, etc, as opposed to surgery 0
  • noun medical a medical examination 0
  • adjective medical of or connected with medicine or the practice or study of medicine 0
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