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medical
adjective
relating
to
the
science
of
medicine
,
the
treatment
of
illness
,
or
the
work
of
doctors
and
nurses
•
Paramedics
arrived
quickly
and
gave
medical
help
to
the
injured
cyclist
.
Paramedics
arrived
quickly
and
gave
medical
help
to
the
injured
cyclist
.
•
She
wants
to
study
medical
research
to
find
new
cancer
treatments
.
She
wants
to
study
medical
research
to
find
new
cancer
treatments
.
From
Latin
medicus
“
physician
,
healing
,”
via
French
médical
.
noun
a
physical
examination
by
a
doctor
to
check
someone
’
s
health
,
especially
before
starting
a
job
,
sport
,
or
military
service
•
New
firefighters
must
pass
a
thorough
medical
before
they
can
begin
training
.
New
firefighters
must
pass
a
thorough
medical
before
they
can
begin
training
.
•
He
failed
the
company
medical
because
of
high
blood
pressure
.
He
failed
the
company
medical
because
of
high
blood
pressure
.
Short
for
“
medical
examination
,”
first
recorded
in
the
early
20th
century
.
