Medical

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Medical \Med"ic*al\, a. [LL. medicalis, L. medicus belonging to
     healing, fr. mederi to heal; cf. Zend madha medical science,
     wisdom, Gr. ? to learn, E. mind: cf. F. m['e]dical.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Of, pertaining to, or having to do with, the art of
        healing disease, or the science of medicine; as, the


        medical profession; medical services; a medical
        dictionary; medical jurisprudence.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Containing medicine; used in medicine; medicinal; as, the
        medical properties of a plant.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  medical
       adj 1: relating to the study or practice of medicine; "the medical
              profession"; "a medical student"; "medical school"
       2: requiring or amenable to treatment by medicine especially as
          opposed to surgery; "medical treatment"; "pheumonia is a
          medical disease" [ant: {surgical}]
       3: of or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art [syn: {aesculapian}]
       n : a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests
           depending on the age and sex and health of the person
           [syn: {checkup}, {medical checkup}, {medical examination},
            {medical exam}, {health check}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  24 Moby Thesaurus words for "medical":
     allopathic, chiropodic, chiropractic, clinical, croaker, dental,
     doc, doctor, exodontic, homeopathic, hydropathic, iatric, medico,
     naturopathic, neurological, obstetric, orthodontic, orthopedic,
     osteopathic, pediatric, periodontic, prosthodontic, sawbones,
     surgical