medical
noun/ˈmedɪkl/
/ˈmedɪkl/
(also medical examination)
- a careful and complete examination of your body that a doctor does, for example before you start a particular job
- He was accepted onto the course after passing the medical.
- Pilots undergo regular medicals.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full
- regular
- have
- undergo
- pass
- …
Word Originmid 17th cent.: via French from medieval Latin medicalis, from Latin medicus ‘physician’.Want to learn more?
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