medical

Definitioner

1. Adjektiv

   Relating to medicine and doctors.

   Exempel

   • She is a medical student.
   • Do you have any medical experience?
2. Adjektiv

   Used to treat illness.

   Exempel

   • Some countries allow medical marijuana.
   • He uses a medical cream for his skin.
   ≈curative≈therapeutic
3. Adjektiv

   Needing treatment from a doctor.

   Exempel

   • A costly medical condition can cause money trouble.
   • He has a medical condition that needs daily medicine.
4. Adjektiv

   Relating to a person's health.

   Exempel

   • You need a medical examination for the job.
   • The doctor asked about my medical history.
5. Adjektiv

   Treated with medicine and not with surgery.

   Exempel

   • She went to the medical ward for tests.
   • She was admitted to the medical ward for observation.
   ≈nonsurgical≈nonoperative≠surgical≠operative
6. Adjektiv

   Treated with drugs rather than with surgery or radiation.

   Exempel

   • There are medical, radiation and surgical kinds of cancer care.
   • Surgery is used only when medical treatment fails.
7. Substantiv

   A check of your health by a doctor.

   Exempel

   • You have to get a medical before you apply for that job.
   • Train drivers must have a medical every three years.
8. Substantiv

   A doctor, in informal speech.

   Exempel

   • We medicals have a better way to test for that.
   • Two medicals were called in to look at the case.