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# medical

adjective (medical); noun (a medical — a health check, mainly British)

«medical» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To do with medicine, doctors, illness and keeping people healthy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medical/#m1)
2. As a noun, a check of your body by a doctor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medical/#m2)

### In the lessons

In health lessons, medical help comes from doctors, nurses, paramedics and hospitals. In safety, a medical emergency needs help at once, so you call the emergency number. Some children wear a medical bracelet showing an allergy or condition. Phrases: medical help, medical emergency, medical kit, medical bracelet, medical centre, medical school.

### Examples

- She needs medical help right away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medical/#x1)
- This is a medical emergency — call an ambulance! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medical/#x2)
- My brother wears a medical bracelet for his allergy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medical/#x3)
- The nurse keeps a medical kit in her office. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medical/#x4)
- Doctors go to medical school for many years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medical/#x5)
- He had a medical before joining the team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medical/#x6)
- The physicians of Myddvai were historic personages, renowned for their medical skill for some six centuries, till the race died out with John Jones, fl. 1743. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medical/#x7)

### Note

Adjective; it comes from "medicine". Do not take medicine that is not yours; medical decisions are for adults and doctors. Emergency numbers: 911 (USA, Canada), 999 or 112 (UK, Ireland), 000 (Australia), 111 (New Zealand).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «medical» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medical/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«medical» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/medical.html) on Mova free.