- connected with illness and injury and their treatment
- medical care/treatment
- the medical profession
- medical research/advances
- her medical condition/history
- His medical records showed that he was unfit for work.
- a medical student/school
- Medical staff are advising patients to avoid using the cream.
- a medical certificate (= a statement by a doctor that gives details of your state of health)
- Seek medical attention as quickly as possible.
Extra Examplessee also medTopics Healthcarea2, Jobsa2- Good medical care goes beyond treating the physical aspects of disease.
- Inadequate medical treatment led to high mortality rates.
- The drug is a useful form of pain relief for many medical conditions.
- New medical devices aim to take the pain out of vaccinations.
- Free medical and dental services were offered every Monday for uninsured residents.
- connected with ways of treating illness that do not involve cutting the body
- There are also medical and surgical treatment options for the condition.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: via French from medieval Latin medicalis, from Latin medicus ‘physician’.
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