Synonyms for
Medical
Definition
relating to the practice of medicine or the treatment of illness and injuries
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Common collocations
- medical advice
- medical history
- medical examination
- medical treatment
- medical professional
- medical emergency
- medical record
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Usage note
The word 'medical' is primarily an adjective. While 'medicine' is the noun for the field or a substance, 'medical' describes things related to the science or practice of medicine.
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Example sentences
- I want to study medical science when I grow up.
- The hospital has a medical center and a surgical center.
- The medical staff worked together to save the patient's life.
- The medical test showed that I have a broken bone.
- I need to wear a medical mask to protect myself from germs.
Quotes
'The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.' - Voltaire
'The greatest medicine of all is to teach people how not to need it.' - Hippocrates
'The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will instruct his patient in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease.' - Thomas Edison