[syn: aesculapian, medical]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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"; "pneumonia is a
medical disease" [ant: operative, surgical]
3: of or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art [syn:
aesculapian, medical]
n 1: 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, medical, health check]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
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