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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Medical \Med"ic*al\, adjective [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.]
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.
2. Containing medicine; used in medicine; medicinal; as, the medical properties of a plant.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
medical
adjective
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"; "pheumonia is a medical disease" [ant: {surgical}]
3: of or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art [syn: {aesculapian}]
noun: 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}, {health check}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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
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