Medical
adjective
Related to the treatment of illness and injuries.
She's studying medical science at university.
Often appears as...
- medical professional
- medical examination
adjective
Used to describe something that is related to doctors, hospitals or medicine.
He has a medical condition that prevents him from eating certain foods.
Often appears as...
- medical advice
- medical care
adjective
Involving, or used in medicine.
Medical equipments are used in a hospital setting for patients' treatments.
Often appears as...
- medical treatment
- medical instruments
adjective
Related to the treatment of illness and injuries.
She's studying medical science at university.
Often appears as...
- medical professional
- medical examination
adjective
Used to describe something that is related to doctors, hospitals or medicine.
He has a medical condition that prevents him from eating certain foods.
Often appears as...
- medical advice
- medical care
adjective
Involving, or used in medicine.
Medical equipments are used in a hospital setting for patients' treatments.
Often appears as...
- medical treatment
- medical instruments
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Field Specific
Medical as an adjective is often used in academic or professional contexts related to healthcare.
She attends medical conferences regularly.
Pro Tip 2/3Professional Context
Use 'medical' to describe professions, institutions, or studies related to medicine, such as doctors or medical schools.
He's applying for a job as a medical researcher.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Illness
Aside from illness and injuries, 'medical' also includes preventative care and health maintenance.
Regular medical check-ups are important for prevention.
Pro Tip 1/3Field Specific
Medical as an adjective is often used in academic or professional contexts related to healthcare.
She attends medical conferences regularly.
Pro Tip 2/3Professional Context
Use 'medical' to describe professions, institutions, or studies related to medicine, such as doctors or medical schools.
He's applying for a job as a medical researcher.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Illness
Aside from illness and injuries, 'medical' also includes preventative care and health maintenance.
Regular medical check-ups are important for prevention.
Pro Tip 1/3Field Specific
Medical as an adjective is often used in academic or professional contexts related to healthcare.
She attends medical conferences regularly.
Pro Tip 2/3Professional Context
Use 'medical' to describe professions, institutions, or studies related to medicine, such as doctors or medical schools.
He's applying for a job as a medical researcher.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Illness
Aside from illness and injuries, 'medical' also includes preventative care and health maintenance.
Regular medical check-ups are important for prevention.
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Most importantly, curbing the excessive and unnecessary use of antibiotics, such as for minor infections that can resolve on their own, as well as changing medical practice to prevent hospital infections, can have a major impact by keeping more non-resistant bacteria alive as competition for resistant strains.
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If you think that someone might be having a heart attack, the most important thing is to respond quickly. If you have access to emergency medical services, call them. They're the fastest way to get to a hospital. Taking aspirin, which thins the blood, and nitroglycerin, which opens up the artery,
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so they regain their normal rhythm. This can prevent a person from dying, but it won't raise a dead body, or a monster sewn together from dead bodies. So it would seem that all our various medical miracles can delay or prevent death but not reverse it. But that's not as simple as it sounds
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to try to protect people, vaccination used the far less dangerous cowpox virus. The medical establishment, cautious then as now, deliberated at length over his findings before accepting them. But eventually vaccination was gradually accepted
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So they are so powerful that in a common law country, if you go to a hospital and you refuse life-saving medical treatment, a judge will not order it forced upon you, because they will respect your self-determination and your autonomy.
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through a combination of medical treatments doing their work internally, friends and family fostering acceptance and understanding on the outside, and people with bipolar disorder empowering themselves to find balance in their lives.
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The psychological weight...
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in the wake of world war ii the u.s government is engaged in a large number of secret medical experiments designed to help win the cold war developing techniques for mind control
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What is depression? -...
You might even offer to help with specific tasks, like looking up therapists in the area, or making a list of questions to ask a doctor. To someone with depression, these first steps can seem insurmountable. If they feel guilty or ashamed, point out that depression is a medical condition, just like asthma or diabetes.
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What causes antibiotic...
Most importantly, curbing the excessive and unnecessary use of antibiotics, such as for minor infections that can resolve on their own, as well as changing medical practice to prevent hospital infections, can have a major impact by keeping more non-resistant bacteria alive as competition for resistant strains.
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What happens during a...
If you think that someone might be having a heart attack, the most important thing is to respond quickly. If you have access to emergency medical services, call them. They're the fastest way to get to a hospital. Taking aspirin, which thins the blood, and nitroglycerin, which opens up the artery,
Video examples
At what moment are you...
so they regain their normal rhythm. This can prevent a person from dying, but it won't raise a dead body, or a monster sewn together from dead bodies. So it would seem that all our various medical miracles can delay or prevent death but not reverse it. But that's not as simple as it sounds
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Deep Sea Anglerfish Sex...
improve things in terms of medical science. We've got to look after life. We've got to love life and all of it as well. That's our Amaze Me. We'd love to hear from you, if you hear of any other great discoveries that have come to the fore, then do let us know.
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How we conquered the...
to try to protect people, vaccination used the far less dangerous cowpox virus. The medical establishment, cautious then as now, deliberated at length over his findings before accepting them. But eventually vaccination was gradually accepted
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Chimps have feelings and...
So they are so powerful that in a common law country, if you go to a hospital and you refuse life-saving medical treatment, a judge will not order it forced upon you, because they will respect your self-determination and your autonomy.
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What is bipolar...
through a combination of medical treatments doing their work internally, friends and family fostering acceptance and understanding on the outside, and people with bipolar disorder empowering themselves to find balance in their lives.
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The psychological weight...
executive and managing my diabetes was not going to be an option so i enlisted the help of the people at canyon ranch in the medical department there who i knew were a little bit more ambitious and here's what we learned on a lesson
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CIA Mind Control PIPE CIA...
in the wake of world war ii the u.s government is engaged in a large number of secret medical experiments designed to help win the cold war developing techniques for mind control
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Michael Palmer
American Novelist
You're taught from the day you start medical school that you're a god, that you can have power over life and death. So when your life starts to crumble, and the highest power you see is looking back in the mirror - and you know that power is flawed - it is very hard to get past that.
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W. Bruce Cameron
American Author
I've always thought that I'd make a pretty good police officer, except maybe for the danger part. I have a rare medical condition that makes it difficult for me to risk getting shot, so probably I'd have to be one of those officers who work in 'do not shoot' areas.
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Joel Fuhrman
American Scientist
In the future, it's going to become more and more impossible for the economy to support how expensive medical care is and the number of sick people we have. Why don't we just get our population healthier so we don't need medical care?
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Jan Schakowsky
American Politician
Community health centers do a great deal with limited resources. They provide critical medical care services to many who would otherwise have no other place to go or would end up in an emergency room.
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Jed Mercurio
British Writer
The doctor part of me recognises the light and shade of medical life, but the writer in me is more attracted by the darkness, perhaps because it is the road less travelled.
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Ralph Merkle
American Scientist
If you look at the human condition today, not everyone is well fed, has access to good medical care, or the physical basics that provide for a healthy and a happy life.
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Troy Aikman
American Athlete
If you're healthy and you're told that you're capable of playing and the medical staff signs off on it, to me, you play because that's what you are paid to do.
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Nawal El Saadawi
Egyptian Writer
You know, I look to myself mainly as a creative writer all my life and a medical doctor.
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Erica Durance
Canadian Actress
There are a ton of medical dramas out there dealing with life and death.
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Bill Nelson
American Politician
Americans of all ages deserve quality end-of-life medical care.
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Michael Palmer
American Novelist
You're taught from the day you start medical school that you're a god, that you can have power over life and death. So when your life starts to crumble, and the highest power you see is looking back in the mirror - and you know that power is flawed - it is very hard to get past that.
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W. Bruce Cameron
American Author
I've always thought that I'd make a pretty good police officer, except maybe for the danger part. I have a rare medical condition that makes it difficult for me to risk getting shot, so probably I'd have to be one of those officers who work in 'do not shoot' areas.
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Joel Fuhrman
American Scientist
In the future, it's going to become more and more impossible for the economy to support how expensive medical care is and the number of sick people we have. Why don't we just get our population healthier so we don't need medical care?
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Jan Schakowsky
American Politician
Community health centers do a great deal with limited resources. They provide critical medical care services to many who would otherwise have no other place to go or would end up in an emergency room.
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Jed Mercurio
British Writer
The doctor part of me recognises the light and shade of medical life, but the writer in me is more attracted by the darkness, perhaps because it is the road less travelled.
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Ralph Merkle
American Scientist
If you look at the human condition today, not everyone is well fed, has access to good medical care, or the physical basics that provide for a healthy and a happy life.
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Troy Aikman
American Athlete
If you're healthy and you're told that you're capable of playing and the medical staff signs off on it, to me, you play because that's what you are paid to do.
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Nawal El Saadawi
Egyptian Writer
You know, I look to myself mainly as a creative writer all my life and a medical doctor.
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Erica Durance
Canadian Actress
There are a ton of medical dramas out there dealing with life and death.
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Bill Nelson
American Politician
Americans of all ages deserve quality end-of-life medical care.
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