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medical
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[ adjective ] (medicine) relating to the study or practice of medicine
Examples "the medical profession" "a medical student" "medical school" Used in print (Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)With these gadgets - impressive to the gullible because of their flashing light_bulbs , ticks , and buzzes - he then carries_out a vicious medical con_game , capitalizing on people 's respect for the electrical and atomic wonders of our scientific age . He may call himself a naprapath , a physiotherapist , an electrotherapist , a naturopath , a sanipractor , a medical cultist , a masseur , a `` doctor '' - or what have you . The medical device pirate of today , of_course , is a far more sophisticated operator than his predecessor of yesteryear - the gallus snapping hawker of snake_oil and other patent_medicines . Multiply these figures by the millions of people known to be conned by medical pirates annually . That 's why the FDA , the American_Medical_Association ( AMA ) , and the National_Better_Business_Bureau ( BBB ) have estimated the toll of mechanical quackery to be a substantial portion of the $ 610 million or_so paid to medical charlatans annually . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (medicine) requiring or amenable to treatment by medicine especially as opposed to surgery
Examples "medical treatment" "pheumonia is a medical disease" Used in print (Walter H. Buchsbaum, "Advances in Medical Electronics"...)The host of novel applications of electronics to medical problems is far more thrilling because of their implication in matters concerning our health and vitality . (The Rev. John A. O'Brien, "Let's Take Birth Control...)Pope_Pius_12 , declared in 1951 that it is possible to be exempt from the normal obligation of parenthood for a long_time and even for the whole duration of married life , if there are serious reasons , such_as those often mentioned in the so-called medical , eugenic , economic and social `` indications '' . The laws of many states permit birth_control only for medical reasons . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] of or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art
Synonyms Used in print (The Family Fallout Shelter. Office of Civil and Defence...)Food , medical supplies , utensils , and equipment , if not already stored in the shelter , must be quickly gathered_up and carried into it . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (medicine) a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person
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