Definitions for Medical
ˈmɛd ɪ kəlMed·i·cal

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. checkup, medical checkup, medical examination, medical exam, medical, health checkadjective

   a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person

2. medicaladjective

   relating to the study or practice of medicine

   "the medical profession"; "a medical student"; "medical school"

3. medicaladjective

   requiring or amenable to treatment by medicine especially as opposed to surgery

   "medical treatment"; "pneumonia is a medical disease"

4. aesculapian, medicaladjective

   of or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. medicalnoun

   A medical examination.

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

2. medicaladjective

   Of or pertaining to the practice of medicine.

   Do you have any medical experience?

Webster Dictionary(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Medicaladjective

   of, pertaining to, or having to do with, the art of healing disease, or the science of medicine; as, the medical profession; medical services; a medical dictionary; medical jurisprudence

   Etymology: [LL. medicalis, L. medicus belonging to healing, fr. mederi to heal; cf. Zend madha medical science, wisdom, Gr. to learn, E. mind: cf. F. mdical.]

2. Medicaladjective

   containing medicine; used in medicine; medicinal; as, the medical properties of a plant

   Etymology: [LL. medicalis, L. medicus belonging to healing, fr. mederi to heal; cf. Zend madha medical science, wisdom, Gr. to learn, E. mind: cf. F. mdical.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Medical

   med′i-kal, adj. relating to the art of healing diseases: containing that which heals: intended to promote the study of medicine.—adv. Med′ically.—Medical jurisprudence (see Jurisprudence). [Fr.,—Low L. medicalis—L. medicus, pertaining to healing, a physician—medēri, to heal.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Medical' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1068

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Medical' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1835

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Medical' in Adjectives Frequency: #135

Anagrams for Medical »

1. camelid

2. decimal

3. claimed

4. declaim

How to pronounce Medical?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Medical in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Medical in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Medical in a Sentence

1. Frederic Duval:

   There is a huge ambiguity, is a nail clipper a hygiene product? Is a condom a medical item? I'm not able to define that.

2. Friederike Bettina Kolster:

   Because I need medical care I can't protect Friederike Bettina Kolster, i am in home isolation all the time. I have no contacts outside to minimize the risk.

3. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio:

   A rape is an act of violence. It's a horrifying thing that happens. And fortunately, the number of abortions in this country that are due to rape are very small, less than 1% of the cases in the world. But they happen. And they're horrifying. And they're tragic. And I recognize that, i also recognize that because of the existence of over-the-counter morning after, not to mention medical treatment that's now available immediately after the assault, that should be widely available to victims, we can bring that number down to zero.

4. David Tarantino:

   We've been addressing water, sanitation, hygiene, food issues and medical has been a top priority from day 1, our idea was to ensure that medical( issues were) covered for the migrants but also protect our workforce, but also lessen the burden on the local health system.

5. Oliver Weisberg:

   We're very excited to once again host this legendary night of music, and are especially proud of the impact it will have on our Brooklyn community through the creation of local jobs, we deeply appreciate the support and advice of state and local government officials, as well as our internal management and team of medical experts, all of whom have been working hard to ensure the health and safety of everyone involved, and we will continue to closely follow their guidance throughout every step of the planning process with our partners at ViacomCBS.

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