Definition of medical in English:

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adjective

1Relating to the science of medicine, or to the treatment of illness and injuries.
‘a medical center’
- ‘the medical profession’
- ‘The occasion was the examination in general practice for fifth year medical students.’
- ‘However, the medical practices committee is unlikely to allow an increase in our numbers.’
- ‘Even when unable to work she maintained a keen interest in medical practice.’
- ‘This problem will permeate every aspect of medical research and practice in the future.’
- ‘When he retired he wrote a book on medical science for lay people and prospective doctors.’
- ‘In the medical profession the stigma around mental illness has rarely been addressed.’
- ‘The main threat to the Australian divisions, though, is not the medical profession.’
- ‘When I took her on as my patient, she made it clear that she did not hold the medical profession in high regard.’
- ‘For the medical profession, this included all doctors other than doctors in training.’
- ‘The medical profession in the developed countries has a vital part to play in bringing this about.’
- ‘Our medical centre has expertise in skin cancer that could be of benefit to others.’
- ‘If ever there were a flurry of activity in medical science, stem cells has to be it.’
- ‘The transplantation of organs is now an established part of medical practice.’
- ‘I look forward to your cooperation in this new and progressive advance of medical science.’
- ‘Fortunately, advances in medical science mean this type of event is now less likely to be fatal.’
- ‘It is disappointing to see such views expressed by a psychiatrist in a respected medical journal.’
- ‘The costs included the direct medical costs of health care within the programme and elsewhere.’
- ‘The hospital folder containing the old medical notes are kept in a trolley in the ward office.’
- ‘This would lead to reduction in medical costs and improvement in health care.’
- ‘Only two weeks ago he had a medical check-up which gave him a clean bill of health.’
technological, technical
1. 1.1Relating to conditions requiring medical but not surgical treatment.
  ‘he was transferred for further treatment to a medical ward’
  ‘She was transferred to a medical ward after three days in the intensive therapy unit.’
  ‘The medical wards of hospitals admit the oldest and sickest people in our community.’
  ‘Heart failure is the most common single cause of death in many hospital medical wards.’
  ‘He was discharged to a medical ward on day 22 still with some minor cognitive deficit.’
  ‘I agreed to admit him to a side room on a general medical ward accompanied by a prison officer.’
  ‘Others choose the private sector and avoid the medical wards, as so little can be done.’
  ‘When he was ready to be discharged to the medical ward I went to see him and his wife.’
  ‘One of my duties was to interview and examine patients newly admitted to the indigent medical ward.’
  ‘Mark was admitted to a medical ward and calmed down after being given medication.’
  ‘Taking a medical or psychiatric history is time consuming and open to errors.’
  ‘The wards which had to be closed were a mixture of general medical wards, orthopaedic and a stroke ward.’
  ‘Some people will require admission on medical grounds or because of psychiatric risk.’
  ‘The new wards will also help the trust reduce the number of medical patients with a bed on a surgical or other ward.’
  ‘Herr Ritter is a psychologist and therapist and his wife is a medical doctor.’
  curative, healing, curing, remedial, therapeutic, restorative, corrective, health-giving