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Medical ˈmedɪkl Adjective Bre Advances/Care/Research Condition/History/Records Profession Student/School

Word medical
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ˈmedɪkl / NAmE / ˈmedɪkl /
Example
  • medical advances/care/research
  • her medical condition/history/records
  • the medical profession
  • a medical student/school
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medical

(adjective)BrE / ˈmedɪkl / NAmE / ˈmedɪkl /
  1. connected with illness and injury and their treatment
    • see also med
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/med_1
    • medical advances/care/research
    • her medical condition/history/records
    • the medical profession
    • a medical student/school
    • a medical certificate (= a statement by a doctor that gives details of your state of health)
  2. connected with ways of treating illness that do not involve cutting the body
    • medical or surgical treatment

    Word Origin

    • mid 17th cent.: via French from medieval Latin medicalis, from Latin medicus ‘physician’.
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