Medical \Med"ic*al\, a. [LL. medicalis, L. medicus belonging to
   healing, fr. mederi to heal; cf. Zend madha medical science,
   wisdom, Gr. ? to learn, E. mind: cf. F. m['e]dical.]
   [1913 Webster]
   1. Of, pertaining to, or having to do with, the art of
      healing disease, or the science of medicine; as, the
      medical profession; medical services; a medical
      dictionary; medical jurisprudence.
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   2. Containing medicine; used in medicine; medicinal; as, the
      medical properties of a plant.
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	medical
    adj 1: relating to the study or practice of medicine; "the
           medical profession"; "a medical student"; "medical
           school"
    2: requiring or amenable to treatment by medicine especially as
       opposed to surgery; "medical treatment"; "pneumonia is a
       medical disease" [ant: operative, surgical]
    3: of or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art [syn:
       aesculapian, medical]
    n 1: a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of
         tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person
         [syn: checkup, medical checkup, medical examination,
         medical exam, medical, health check]

	

	24 Moby Thesaurus words for "medical":
   allopathic, chiropodic, chiropractic, clinical, croaker, dental,
   doc, doctor, exodontic, homeopathic, hydropathic, iatric, medico,
   naturopathic, neurological, obstetric, orthodontic, orthopedic,
   osteopathic, pediatric, periodontic, prosthodontic, sawbones,
   surgical