medical

英['med?k(?)l] 美['m?d?kl]

反義詞surgical

復數(shù):?medicals;副詞:?medically;

medical 醫(yī)療的

來自拉丁語medicus,醫(yī)生，大夫，來自mederi,診斷，治療，來自PIE*med,測量，考慮，建議，采取手段，詞源同measure,medicine.

medical (adj.): 1640s, from French médical, from Late Latin medicalis "of a physician," from Latin medicus "physician, surgeon, medical man" (n.); "healing, madicinal" (adj.), from mederi "to heal, give medical attention to, cure," originally "know the best course for," from an early specialization of the PIE root *med- "to measure, limit, consider, advise, take appropriate measures" (cognates: Greek medomai "be mindful of," medein "to rule;" Avestan vi-mad- "physician;" Latin meditari "think or reflect on, consider;" Irish miduir "judge;" Old English metan "to measure out"); also see meditation. The earlier adjective in English in this sense was medicinal. Related: Medically.
medical (n.): 1917, short for medical examination.

1. Ann Bradley dispels the old wives' tales and gives the medical facts.: 安·布拉德利破除迷信，給出了醫(yī)學事實。

2. The attitude of the medical profession is very much more liberal now.: 現(xiàn)在，醫(yī)務人員的態(tài)度開明多了。

3. The problem is compounded by the medical system here.: 這兒的醫(yī)療體制使問題進一步惡化。

4. The first plane-loads of food, children's clothing and medical supplies began arriving.: 首批飛機運送的食物、兒童衣物和藥品開始抵達。

5. Medical authorities were baffled, both as to its causes and its virulence.: 醫(yī)療當局對其病因及有多致命都還不甚了解。