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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary med·i·cal 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 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 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, ||sawbonesWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: medical examiner , or medical geography , or medical jurisprudence , or medical psychology , or medical record , or emergency medical technician , or major-medical 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 12. : a medical examination |
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