Medical

Pronunciation

Origin

Coined by Sir Thomas Browne, 1646, based on Latin medicus.

Full definition of medical

Adjective

1. Of or pertaining to the practice of medicine.
   Do you have any medical experience?
• 2013-06-21, Karen McVeigh, US rules human genes can't be patented, The US supreme court has ruled unanimously that natural human genes cannot be patented, a decision that scientists and civil rights campaigners said removed a major barrier to patient care and medical innovation.

Derived terms

• medical doctor
• medical examination
• medical exemption
• medical history
• medical record
• medical student
• medical treatment

Noun

1. (informal) A medical examination.You'll have to get a medical before you apply for that job.

Related terms

• medicate
• medicine

Anagrams

• camelid
• claimed
• decimal
• declaim