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# medical

«medical» in Mova's school dictionary: **To do with medicine, doctors, illness and keeping people…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

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

### meaning for a pupil

1) To do with medicine, doctors, illness and keeping people healthy. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medical/#m2)

### sense 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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medical/#x1)
- This is a medical emergency — call an ambulance! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medical/#x2)
- My brother wears a medical bracelet for his allergy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medical/#x3)
- The nurse keeps a medical kit in her office. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medical/#x4)
- Doctors go to medical school for many years. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medical/#x5)
- He had a medical before joining the team. [tree →](https://md.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://md.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).

### In the corpora

- ["Adverse event" is medical jargon for harm or injury caused by medical treatment.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/4-illness-disability-and-babies/16/)
- ["Halitosis" is the medical-sounding name for bad breath.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/5-drink-mind-and-body/24/)
- [In the UK, for medical advice that is not an emergency, an adult can call NHS 111.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/83-doctors-cuts-and-grazes/6/)
- [A nosebleed that will not stop after 20 minutes, or that came after a big knock, needs medical help.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/84-bruises-bumps-nosebleeds-and-burns/10/)
- [A big burn, or a burn on the face or hands, needs an adult to call for medical help.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/84-bruises-bumps-nosebleeds-and-burns/15/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «medical» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medical/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.