Medical means relating to illness and injuries and to their treatment or prevention.
Several police officers received medical treatment for cuts and bruises.
...the medical profession.
medically (medɪkli)adverb [ADVERB with verb, ADVERB adjective]
Therapists cannot prescribe drugs as they are not necessarily medically qualified.
2. countable noun
A medical is a thorough examination of your body by a doctor, for example before you start a new job.
medical in British English
(ˈmɛdɪkəl)
adjective
1.
of or relating to the science of medicine or to the treatment of patients by drugs, etc, as opposed to surgery
2. a less common word for medicinal
noun
3. informal
a medical examination
Derived forms
medically (ˈmedically)
adverb
Word origin
C17: from Medieval Latin medicālis, from Latin medicus physician, surgeon, from medērī to heal
medical in American English
(ˈmɛdɪkəl)
adjective
of or connected with medicine or the practice or study of medicine
Derived forms
medically (ˈmedically)
adverb
Word origin
Fr médical < LL medicalis < L medicus, physician < IE base *med- (akin to *mē-: see measure), to measure, consider, wise counselor, doctor > OE metan, to measure
Examples of 'medical' in a sentence
medical
The question for medical science has been what kind of damage.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
And what of the elderly who need care and medical attention?
The Sun (2016)
It allows you to be honest about medical conditions without then having to pay over the odds.
The Sun (2016)
His wife and sons had panic attacks after being told he was dead and also needed medical treatment.
The Sun (2016)
Much of modern government, commerce and medical science would be impossible without it.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Although rare, beauty parlour syndrome has been written about in case study reports in medical journals for more than a decade.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A branch ruling on pharmaceutical and medical device disputes is set for London.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Students use the UK's largest medical simulation centre to learn how to treat patients in emergency situations.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Then see your doctor for medical help to find out why you took so long to conceive.
The Sun (2010)
He cites a project to build a special school with a boarding facility and medical centre.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
They have the right to be kept alive as long as medical science can do it.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This is why medical and scientific journals are so important.
Youngson, Dr. Robert The Antioxidant Health Plan (1994)
You need urgent medical attention because it can make you very ill very quickly.
The Sun (2016)
We fear that there are still very serious defects in the method of medical examination for recruits.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
First a strict new medical assessment was introduced to test eligibility for incapacity benefit.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Here are ten examples of homespun medical wisdom.
The Sun (2010)
Sending her to prison would be punishing her for having suffered from a terrible medical condition.
The Sun (2012)
The prisoner could then expect to be seen by the medical officer the following morning.
Coyle, Andrew & Stern, Vivien The Prisons We Deserve (1994)
The younger doctor also produced medical notes and blood test records to back up his account.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The advance of medical science has been a wonder of the modern world.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The research was turned down by leading medical journals because it was deemed too radical.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They can be very distressing and need urgent medical attention.
The Sun (2015)
The woman has had a medical examination.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It is wilful blindness that lies behind the often sluggish reaction of the medical establishment to new research.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Charities offer food and medical treatment.
The Sun (2015)
She was given an intravenous drip but no other medical treatment in the carriage although there was a group of paramedics nearby.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Why not combine their expertise and turn local chemists into walk-in medical centres?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Unlike medicines, which have a physiological effect once absorbed, medical devices are not absorbed so they do not change physiology.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
In other languages
medical
British English: medical /ˈmɛdɪkl/ ADJECTIVE
Medical means relating to illness and injuries and to their treatment or prevention.
Four of the men needed medical treatment.
American English: medical
Arabic: طِبِيّ
Brazilian Portuguese: médico
Chinese: 医学的
Croatian: medicinski
Czech: lékařský
Danish: medicinsk
Dutch: medisch
European Spanish: médico
Finnish: lääketieteellinen
French: médical
German: medizinisch
Greek: ιατρικός
Italian: medico
Japanese: 医学の
Korean: 의학의
Norwegian: medisinsk
Polish: medyczny
European Portuguese: médico
Romanian: medical
Russian: медицинский
Latin American Spanish: médico
Swedish: medicinsk
Thai: ทางการแพทย์
Turkish: tıbbi
Ukrainian: медичний
Vietnamese: thuộc y học
British English: medical /ˈmɛdɪkl/ NOUN
A medical is a thorough examination of your body by a doctor.