medical

med·i·cal  (md-kl)

adj.

1. Of or relating to the study or practice of medicine.

2. Requiring treatment by medicine.

n. Informal

A thorough physical examination.

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[Medieval Latin mediclis, from Latin medicus, physician, from medr, to heal; see med- in Indo-European roots.]

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medi·cal·ly adv.

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medical [ˈmɛdɪk^əl]

adj

1. (Medicine) of or relating to the science of medicine or to the treatment of patients by drugs, etc., as opposed to surgery

2. (Medicine) a less common word for medicinal

n

(Medicine) Informal a medical examination

[from Medieval Latin medicālis, from Latin medicus physician, surgeon, from medērī to heal]

medically  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	medical - a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person checkup, health check, medical checkup, medical exam, medical examination examination, scrutiny - the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes) ballistocardiogram - a graphical recording made by a ballistocardiograph cardiogram, ECG, EKG, electrocardiogram - a graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph
Adj.	1.	medical - relating to the study or practice of medicine; "the medical profession"; "a medical student"; "medical school"
	2.	medical - requiring or amenable to treatment by medicine especially as opposed to surgery; "medical treatment"; "pneumonia is a medical disease" operative, surgical - relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine; "a surgical appendix"; "a surgical procedure"; "operative dentistry"
	3.	medical - of or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art aesculapian

Translations

medical [ˈmedɪkəl]

A. ADJ [care, facilities, staff, treatment] → médico; [records] → médico, clínico; [student] → de medicina; [problems] → de salud
to seek medical advice → consultar a un médico
he is in urgent need of medical attention → necesita atención médica urgente
she suffered from a rare medical condition → sufría una enfermedad rara or poco frecuente
on medical grounds → por razones de salud
the medical history of a patient → el historial médico or clínico de un paciente, la historia clínica de un paciente
it made medical history → pasó a la historia de la medicina
medical opinion is divided on the subject → la opinión médica está dividida con respecto a este tema
the medical profession → la profesión médica

B. N → reconocimiento m médico, revisión f médica, examen m médico
to have a medical → someterse a un reconocimiento médico or a un examen médico or a una revisión médica

C. CPD medical board N (Mil) → consejo m de médicos
medical certificate N → certificado m médico
medical examination N → reconocimiento m médico, revisión f médica, examen m médico
medical examiner N (US) → médico/a m/f forense
medical insurance N → seguro m médico
medical officer N → médico/a m/f (Mil) → oficial mf médico/a; [of town] → jefe mf de sanidad municipal
medical practice N (= practice of medicine) → práctica f de la medicina; (= place) → consultorio m médico
medical practitioner N (frm) → médico/a m/f
medical school N → facultad f de medicina
medical science N → medicina f, ciencia f médica

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medical [ˈmɛdɪk^əl]

adj [advice, research, help, test] → médical(e); [supplies, expenses, equipment] → médical(e); [expert, team, journal] → médical(e); [condition] → médical(e)
medical treatment → un traitement médical
Four of our men needed medical treatment → Quatre de nos hommes ont nécessité un traitement médical.
to have medical problems → avoir des problèmes de santé

n (also medical examination) → visite f médicale, examen m médical
to have a medical [job applicant, footballer] → passer une visite médicale, passer un examen médical
to give sb a medical → faire passer à qn une visite médicale, faire passer à qn un examen médical
medical board n → commission f médicale, conseil m de santé
medical care n → soins mpl médicaux
medical certificate n → certificat m médical
medical doctor n → docteur* $ en médecine(doctoresse)m/f
medical ethics n → éthique f médicale
medical examination n → visite f médicale, examen m médical
medical examiner n (US) → médecin mf légiste
medical history n

(= record) → dossier m médical

(= background) → antécédents mpl médicaux
medical insurance n → mutuelle f
to take out private medical insurance → souscrire à une mutuelle
medical officer n → médecin mf du travail
medical practitioner n → praticien(ne) m/f
medical profession n (= personnel) the medical profession → le corps médical
medical records npl → dossier m médical
Medical Research Council n (British) the Medical Research Council organisme d'aide à la recherche médicale
medical school n → faculté f de médecine
medical student n → étudiant(e) m/f en médecine
She's a medical student → Elle est étudiante en médecine.

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medical

adj (= related to science) research, study, journal, faculty, training → medizinisch; (in military contexts) → Sanitäts-; (= relating to doctors) test, examination, treatment, attention, advice, expertise, care, staff → ärztlich; medical advances → Fortschritte pl → in der Medizin; the medical profession → die Ärzteschaft; the medical world → die Welt der Medizin; (= doctors) → die Ärzteschaft; I’m not a medical man → ich bin kein Arzt; medical condition or disorder → Erkrankung f; medical opinion → ärztliches Gutachten

n → (ärztliche) Untersuchung; have you had your medical? → bist du zur Untersuchung gewesen?, hast du dich untersuchen lassen?

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medical:

medical assistant

n → medizinischer Assistent, medizinische Assistentin; (US) → ˜ Arzthelfer(in) m(f)

medical authority

n → Gesundheitsbehörde f

medical card

n (Brit) → Krankenversicherungsausweis m

medical centre, (US) medical center

n (Brit) → Ärztehaus nt; (US) → Krankenhaus nt, → Klinik f

medical certificate

n → ärztliches Attest

Medical College Admissions Test

n (US Univ) → Zulassungsprüfung f → zum Medizinstudium

medical corps

n (Mil) → Sanitätstruppe f

medical doctor

n → Arzt m, → Ärztin f

medical examiner

n (US Jur) → Gerichtsmediziner(in) m(f)

medical history

n

(= medical background) her medical → ihre Krankengeschichte

(= history of medicine) → die Geschichte der Medizin; that made medical → das hat in der Medizin Geschichte gemacht

medical insurance

n → Krankenversicherung f

medical jurisprudence

n → Gerichtsmedizin f

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medical:

medical officer

n (Mil) → Stabsarzt m; (= official) → Amtsarzt m

medical practice

n (= business) → Arztpraxis f; (= procedure) → medizinisches Verfahren; in western medical → in der westlichen Medizin

medical practitioner

n → Arzt m, → Ärztin f

medical profession

n

(= doctor’s job) → Arztberuf m

(= doctors as a whole) → Ärzteschaft f no pl

medical record

n (= medical background) → Krankengeschichte f; medicals (= detailed notes) → Krankenblatt nt

Medical Register

n (Brit) → Ärzteregister nt; to strike somebody off the medical → jdm die Approbation entziehen

Medical Research Council

n (Brit) Organisation zur Förderung der medizinischen Forschung

medical school

n → ˜ medizinische Hochschule

medical science

n → die ärztliche Wissenschaft

medical student

n → Medizinstudent(in) m(f)

medical unit

n (Mil) → Sanitätsbataillon nt

medical ward

n → Innere Abteilung

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medical [ˈmɛdɪk/əl]

1. adj (school, ward) → di medicina; (test, treatment) → medico/a
the medical profession → il corpo dei medici

2. n = medical examination

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medical [ˈmɛdɪk/əl]

1. adj (school, ward) → di medicina; (test, treatment) → medico/a
the medical profession → il corpo dei medici

2. n = medical examination

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medical

adj medical [ˈmedikəl]

of healing, medicine or doctors medical care; medical insurance. medies طِبّي медицински lékařský; léčebný læge- Kranken-... ιατρικός clínico arsti-, meditsiini- پزشکی lääkintä-, lääketieteellinen médical רְפוּאִי आयुर्विज्ञान संबन्धी liječnički, medicinski orvosi medis læknisfræðilegur, læknis- medico 医学の 의학의 medicinos, sveikatos, gydymo, terapijos medicīnisks; veselības-; terapeitisks perubatan medisch lege-, helse-, medisinsk medyczny médico medical медицинский; врачебный lekársky zdravstven medicinski medicinsk, läkar-, sjukvårds- ทางการแพทย์ tıbbî 醫學的 лікарський, медичний طبّی، علم طب سے متعلق thuộc y học 医学的

n

a medical examination. mediese ondersoek إمتِحان طِبّي медицински преглед lékařské vyšetření helbredsundersøgelse medizinische Untersuchung ιατρική εξέταση médico arstlik läbivaatus پزشکی lääkärintarkastus examen médical בְּדִיקָה רְפוּאִית आयुर्विज्ञान liječnički pregled orvosi vizsgálat pemeriksaan medis læknisskoðun visita medica 健康診断 건강 진단 sveikatos patikrinimas medicīniskā izmeklēšana pemeriksaan perubatan medisch legeundersøkelse badanie lekarskie médico examen medical медицинский осмотр lekárske vyšetrenie zdravstveni pregled medicinski ispit läkarundersökning การตรวจร่างกาย (genel) sağlık muayenesi 醫療 медогляд تندرستی کا معائنہ sự khám sức khỏe 医疗

adv medically

medies طِبيّاً медицинско lékařsky medicinskt; lægeligt medizinisch ιατρικά médicamente arstiteaduslikult بصورت پزشکی lääketieteellisesti médicalement מִבּחִינָה רְפוּאִית आयुर्विज्ञानी medicinsko orvosilag secara medis læknisfræðilega dal punto di vista medico 医学的に 의학적으로 mediciniškai medicīniski, ārstnieciski secara perubatan medisch (fra) medisinsk (synspunkt) medycznie medicamente (din punct de vedere) medical с медицинской точки зрения lekársky zdravstveno medicinski medicinskt ทางการแพทย์ tıbbî olarak 醫學上 у вигляді ліків از روئے طب khỏe mạnh 医学上

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medical → طبي, فحص طبي شامل lékařská prohlídka, lékařský helbredsundersøgelse, medicinsk ärztliche Untersuchung, medizinisch ιατρική εξέταση, ιατρικός médico, revisión médica lääkärintarkastus, lääketieteellinen examen médical, médical medicinski medico, visita medica 健康診断, 医学の 의사, 의학의 medisch, medisch onderzoek legeundersøkelse, medisinsk medyczny, medyk exame médico, médico медицинский, медосмотр läkar-, medicinsk การเช็คร่างกาย, ทางการแพทย์ tıbbi, tıp sự khám sức khoẻ, thuộc y học 体格检查, 医学的