'Medical' definitions:

Definition of 'medical'

From: WordNet
adjective
Relating to the study or practice of medicine; "the medical profession"; "a medical student"; "medical school"
adjective
Requiring or amenable to treatment by medicine especially as opposed to surgery; "medical treatment"; "pneumonia is a medical disease" [ant: operative, surgical]
adjective
Of or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art [syn: aesculapian, medical]
noun
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]

Definition of 'Medical'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Containing medicine; used in medicine; medicinal; as, the medical properties of a plant. [1913 Webster]