Meaning

6 senses
  1. (not comparable, usually)Of or pertaining to the practice of medicine.

    medical doctor; medical student

    Do you have any medical experience?

    medizinisch, ärztlich

    медици́нскийmedicínskij, враче́бныйvračébnyj

    меди́чнийmedýčnyj, лі́карськийlíkarsʹkyj

    relating to the study or practice of medicine

  2. (not comparable, usually)Intended to have a therapeutic effect; medicinal.

    medical marijuana; medical cannabis; medical treatment

  3. (not comparable, usually)Requiring medical treatment.

    A costly medical condition can bankrupt you if it doesn't kill you first.

    requiring or amenable to treatment by medicine especially as opposed to surgery

  4. (not comparable, usually)Pertaining to the state of one's health.

    medical examination; medical exemption; medical history; medical record; medical diagnosis

  5. (not comparable, usually)Pertaining to or requiring treatment by other than surgical means.

    medical ward

  6. (not comparable, usually)Pertaining to medication specifically (that is, pharmacotherapy), rather than to other aspects of medicine and surgery.

    medical oncology, radiation oncology, and surgical oncology

    surgical therapy only when medical therapy fails

Examples

522 sentences
  1. I need medical help.

    Мені потрібна медична допомога.

    ruМне нужна медицинская помощь.

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  2. Do you have medical insurance?

    Ти маєш медичну страховку?

    ruУ тебя есть медицинская страховка?

    deHaben Sie eine Krankenversicherung?

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  3. He is a medical student.

    Він студент-медик.

    ruОн студент-медик.

    deEr studiert Medizin.

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  4. He was refused medical treatment.

    Йому відмовили в медичній допомозі.

    ruЕму было отказано в медицинской помощи.

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  5. She was a medical student.

    Вона була студентом-медиком.

    ruОна была студентом-медиком.

    deSie war Medizinstudentin.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
of the practice of medicine:
Русский
By meaning 1
of the practice of medicine:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of the practice of medicine:

Origin

Borrowed from French médical, from Medieval Latin medicālis, from Latin medicus. Replaced

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

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Forms

more medical, most medical
Comparativemore medical Lesson
Superlativemost medical Lesson

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • of or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art:aesculapian

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

63 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • medical attention
  • needs needs medical
  • medical supplies
  • medical treatment
  • needs medical attention
  • a medical student
  • needs medical
  • is a medical
  • medical student
  • medical school
  • medical care
  • has a medical

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
medical — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto