Definitions for medical
ˈmɛd ɪ kəlmed·i·cal

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. checkup, medical checkup, medical examination, medical exam, medical, health check(adj)

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

2. medical(adj)

   relating to the study or practice of medicine

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

3. medical(adj)

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

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

4. aesculapian, medical(adj)

   of or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. medical(Noun)

   A medical examination.

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

2. medical(Adjective)

   Of or pertaining to the practice of medicine.

   Do you have any medical experience?

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Medical(adj)

   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

2. Medical(adj)

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

Origin: [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?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Traci Lowenthal:

   In medical, we don't question it.

2. Dale Batdorff:

   It's a disease, a medical disorder.

3. Jorge Hernandez:

   Medical devices is a very stringent process.

4. Meiram Bendat:

   'Medical necessity' is the insurers' last hurrah.

5. Katrina Howard:

   Isn’t it supposed to help you with medical care?

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