Medical Definition

mĕdĭ-kəl
medicals
adjective
Of or connected with medicine or the practice or study of medicine.
Webster's New World
Requiring treatment by medicine.
American Heritage Medicine
Antonyms:
noun
(informal) A medical examination.
You'll have to get a medical before you apply for that job.
Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Medical

Noun

Singular:
medical
Plural:
medicals

Origin of Medical

  • Medieval Latin medicālis from Latin medicus physician from medērī to heal med- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Coined by Sir Thomas Browne, 1646, based on Latin medicus.

    From Wiktionary

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