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medical1 S2 W2 AC /ˈmedɪkəl/ adjective
 Word Family: noun: medical, medication, medicine, medic; adjective: medical, medicated, medicinal; adverb: medically, medicinally
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: French
 Origin: médical, from Late Latin medicalis, from Latin medicus 'doctor', from mederi 'to heal'
relating to medicine and the treatment of disease or injury:
    medical research
    medical staff
    a medical student
    a patient’s medical history (=the illnesses they have had)
    medical records (=which show what illnesses and treatment someone has had)
    medical attention/treatment/care
    The injury required urgent medical attention.
    the medical profession (=doctors, nurses, and other people who treat people who are ill)
—medically /-kli/ adverb:
    medically qualified personnel
    medically fit

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medical2 (also ˌmedical examiˈnation) noun [countable] British English
 Word Family: noun: medical, medication, medicine, medic; adjective: medical, medicated, medicinal; adverb: medically, medicinally
an examination of your body by a doctor to see if you are healthy
   SYN  physical American English