/ ˈmedɪkl; NAmE / adjective , noun
■ adjective [ usually before noun ]
1.
connected with illness and injury and their treatment :
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)
—see also med
2.
connected with ways of treating illness that do not involve cutting the body :
medical or surgical treatment
► med·ic·al·ly / -kli; NAmE / adverb :
medically fit / unfit
■ noun
(also ˌmedical examiˈnation ) a thorough examination of your body that a doctor does, for example, before you start a particular job
—see also exam
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: via French from medieval Latin medicalis , from Latin medicus physician.