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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MED'ICAL, a. [L. medicus, from medcor, to heal; Gr. cure.]
1. Pertaining to the art of healing diseases; as the medical profession; medical services.
2. Medicinal; containing that which heals; tending to cure; as the medical properties of a plant.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: relating to the study or practice of medicine; "the medical profession"; "a medical student"; "medical school"
2: requiring or amenable to treatment by medicine especially as opposed to surgery; "medical treatment"; "pneumonia is a medical disease" [ant: operative, surgical]
3: of or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art [syn: aesculapian, medical] n
1: a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person [syn: checkup, medical checkup, medical examination, medical exam, medical, health check]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: French or Late Latin; French médical, from Late Latin medicalis, from Latin medicus physician, from mederi to remedy, heal; akin to Avestan v?-mad- healer, Greek medesthai to be mindful of — more at mete Date: 1646 1. of, relating to, or concerned with physicians or the practice of medicine 2. requiring or devoted to medical treatment • medically adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or relating to the science of medicine in general. 2 of or relating to conditions requiring medical and not surgical treatment (medical ward). --n. colloq. a medical examination. Phrases and idioms: medical certificate a certificate of fitness or unfitness to work etc. medical examination an examination to determine a person's physical fitness. medical jurisprudence the law relating to medicine. medical officer Brit. a person in charge of the health services of a local authority or other organization. medical practitioner a physician or surgeon. Derivatives: medically adv. Etymology: F médical or med.L medicalis f. L medicus: see MEDIC(1)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Medical Med"ic*al, a. [LL. medicalis, L. medicus belonging to healing, fr. mederi to heal; cf. Zend madha medical science, wisdom, gr. ? to learn, E. mind: cf. F. m['e]dical.] 1. 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. Containing medicine; used in medicine; medicinal; as, the medical properties of a plant.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(medicals) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. 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. ADJ: ADJ n • medically Therapists cannot prescribe drugs as they are not necessarily medically qualified. ADV: ADV with v, ADV adj, ADV with cl 2. A medical is a thorough examination of your body by a doctor, for example before you start a new job. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Of medicine, of the healing art. 2. Medicinal, healing, curative, sanatory, therapeutic, therapeutical.

Moby Thesaurus

allopathic, chiropodic, chiropractic, clinical, croaker, dental, doc, doctor, exodontic, homeopathic, hydropathic, iatric, medico, naturopathic, neurological, obstetric, orthodontic, orthopedic, osteopathic, pediatric, periodontic, prosthodontic, sawbones, surgical