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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
med·i·cal

 \\ˈme-di-kəl\\ adjective
 ETYMOLOGY  French or Late Latin; French médical, from Late Latin medicalis, from Latin medicus physician, from mederi to remedy, heal; akin to Avestan vī-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
• med·i·cal·ly 
 \\-k(ə-)lē\\ adverb
English Etymology
medical
  1646, from Fr. médical, from L.L. medicalis "of a physician," from L. medicus "physician" (n.); "healing" (adj.), from mederi "to heal," originally "know the best course for," from PIE base *med-"to measure, limit, consider, advise" (cf. Gk. medos "counsel, plan, device, cunning," Avestan vi-mad "physician"); see meditation.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
☞ medical
med·ic·al / 5medikl / adjective[usually before noun] 
1. connected with illness and injury and their treatment
   伤病的;疾病的;医疗的:
    medical advances / care / research 
   医学上的进展;医疗;医学研究 
   her medical condition / history / records 
   她的病理状况/病史/病历 
   the medical profession 
   医疗职业 
   a medical student / school 
   医科学生;医学院 
   a medical certificate (= a statement by a doctor that gives details of your state of health) 
   健康证明 
⇨ see also 
med
 
2. connected with ways of treating illness that do not involve cutting the body
   内科的:
   medical or surgical treatment 
   内科或外科疗法 
• med·ic·al·ly / -kli / adv.:
    medically fit / unfit 
   体格健康/不佳 noun   (also 7medical exami'nation) a thorough examination of your body that a doctor does, for example, before you start a particular job
   体格检查
⇨ see also 
exam
 (2) 
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English
Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of English


medical 
noun 
ADJ. full, regular Pilots undergo regular medicals. 

VERB + MEDICAL have, undergo | pass He was accepted onto the course after passing the medical. 

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition
n. Function: noun 

Synonyms: 
PHYSICIAN
, ||croaker, doc, doctor, mediciner, medico, ||sawbones
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
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med·i·cal
I. \ˈmedə̇kəl, -dēk-\ adjective
Etymology: French or Late Latin; French médical, from Late Latin medicalis, from Latin medicus physician, surgeon (from stem of medērī to heal + -icus -ic) + -alis -al; akin to Greek Mēdos, Mēdē, Agamēdē, gods of healing, Avestan vī-mad- healer, physician, Latin meditari to meditate — more at 
mete
1. : of, relating to, or concerned with physicians or with the practice of medicine often as distinguished from surgery
2. : requiring or devoted to medical treatment
 < pneumonia is a medical disease >
 < the medical wards of a hospital >
— distinguished from surgical
3. archaic : 
medicinal
• med·i·cal·ly \-k(ə)lē, -li\ adverb
II. noun
(-s)
1. : 
physician
 1
2. : a medical examination

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