medical

Meanings

Plural: medicals

Noun

a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person
A medical examination.
A medical practitioner.

Adjective

relating to the study or practice of medicine
- "the medical profession"
- "a medical student"
- "medical school"
requiring or amenable to treatment by medicine especially as opposed to surgery
- "medical treatment"
- "pneumonia is a medical disease"
of or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art

Adj

Of or pertaining to the practice of medicine.
Intended to have a therapeutic effect; medicinal.
Requiring medical treatment.
Pertaining to the state of one's health.
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.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French médical, from Medieval Latin medicālis, from Latin medicus. Replaced Old English lǣċe (“doctor (physician)”), which is cognate with Icelandic læknir (“doctor”).

Synonyms

aesculapian, checkup, curative, health check, medical checkup, medical exam, medical examination, nonoperative, nonsurgical, therapeutic

Antonyms

operative, surgical

Scrabble Score: 12

medical is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
medical is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
medical is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

medical is a valid Words With Friends word