Medical

noun

/ˈmɛdɪkl̩/

Word Frequency: 90.4

Definitions

1.nounA medical examination.

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

2.adjectiveOf or pertaining to the practice of medicine.

"Do you have any medical experience?"

3.adjectiveIntended to have a therapeutic effect; medicinal.

"medical marijuana; medical cannabis; medical treatment"

4.adjectiveRequiring medical treatment.

"A costly medical condition can bankrupt you if it doesn't kill you first."

5.adjectivePertaining to the state of one's health.

6.adjectivePertaining to or requiring treatment by other than surgical means.

"medical ward"

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