medical

noun

(informal) A medical examination.

(archaic) A medical practitioner.

adjective

Of or pertaining to the practice of medicine.

Intended to have a therapeutic effect; medicinal.

Requiring medical treatment.

Pertaining to or requiring treatment by other than surgical means.

Pertaining to medication specifically (that is, pharmacotherapy), rather than to other aspects of medicine and surgery.

Pertaining to the state of one's health.

Roots

medicusmedic- · Latin · physician, healing

Synonyms for medical

iatricadj medicon clinicaladj surgicaladj pediatricadj allopathicadj docn

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Where does medical come from?

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