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Adjective: medical  me-di-kul
  1. Relating to the study or practice of medicine
    "medical school"; "the medical profession"; "a medical student"
     
  2. Requiring or amenable to treatment by medicine especially as opposed to surgery
    "medical treatment"; "pneumonia is a medical disease"
     
  3. Of or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art
    "The physician took a medical oath at graduation";
    - aesculapian
Noun: medical  me-di-kul
  1. A thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person
    "She scheduled her annual medical checkup with her doctor";
    - checkup, medical checkup, medical examination, medical exam, health check, examination

Derived forms: medicals

Type of: examination, scrutiny

Antonym: operative

Encyclopedia: Medical, Dental and Pharmacy Act, 1928