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 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(5.00 / 1 vote)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(3.50 / 2 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

   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. Medical(adj)

   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?

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   Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

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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. Joe Biden:

   I mean there's no reason for me not to release my medical records.

2. Kelli Thomas-Drake:

   Eventually, from doctor’s offices to the ER and back, it turned into me having to constantly keep up with her medical records, her prescription log, her advanced directives, her medical power of attorney, all kinds of things I didn’t understand at the time.

3. Patch Adams:

   The medical professionals are a lot more comfortable calling it "depression" than calling it "loneliness.

4. Nancy Abu-Bonsrah:

   I am very much interested in providing medical care in underserved settings, specifically surgical care, i hope to be able to go back to Ghana over the course of my career to help in building sustainable surgical infrastructure.

5. Cristina Diaz:

   This is a medical emergency, nonetheless, I'm not trying to end the Mexican state's prohibition (of marijuana).

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