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Medical

adjective

Relating to the study or practice of medicine. "A medical student" , "Medical school"

Requiring or amenable to treatment by medicine especially as opposed to surgery. "Pneumonia is a medical disease" Antonym: surgical.

Of or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art. Synonym: aesculapian.

noun

A thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person. Synonyms: checkup, health check, medical checkup, medical exam, medical examination.

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— The Mysteries of All Nations • James Grant

... with its flower-edged lawn, was reached by a flight of low granite steps, at the top of which lounged the medical gentleman in person. He was not heaven-gazing, but seemed plunged in tobacco-inspired meditation of the flowers beneath him. Arnold's quick eye detected the pink flush that rose to the little ear of his cousin. The sound of their footsteps on the stone sidewalk ...

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