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Definitions of medical
  1. adjective
    of or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art

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  2. noun
    a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person
  3. requiring or amenable to treatment by medicine especially as opposed to surgery
    "medical treatment" "pneumonia is a medical disease"
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  4. relating to the study or practice of medicine
    "the medical profession" "a medical student" "medical school"
Definition that contains medical
  • quack medically unqualified
  • hippocrates medical practitioner who is regarded as the father of medicine; author of the Hippocratic oath (circa 460-377 BC)
  • otoscope medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light; used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane)
  • quackery medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings
  • electroencephalograph medical instrument that records electric currents generated by the brain
  • cardiograph medical instrument that records electric currents associated with contractions of the heart
  • thermograph medical instrument that uses an infrared camera to reveal temperature variations on the surface of the body
  • empiricism medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings
  • rhinoscope medical instrument consisting of a mirror mounted at an angle on a rod; used to examine the nasal passages (through the nasopharynx)
  • instillator medical apparatus that puts a liquid into a cavity drop by drop
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