medical
Pertaining to healing
Medical describes anything relating to the practice of medicine or the treatment of illness and injury: a medical degree, medical records, medical care.
It often distinguishes health-related matters from other domains: medical leave, medical expenses.
As a noun, a medical is a health examination: The job requires a medical before you start.
Medical treatment facility
- physicianLicensed medical doctor
- patientAble to wait calmly
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- therapyCurative mental treatment
ward · nurse · prescription · outpatient · inpatient · consultation · rounds · bedside
Process of working
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- sutureMedical wound closure
surgeon · operating room · sterile · laparoscopy · resection · transplant · postoperative · preoperative
Indicators of disease
- prognosisPredicted disease course
- differentialRelative difference between things
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
pathology · screening · assessment · evaluation · workup · findings · etiology · presentation
Tissue sample for diagnosis
- colonoscopyLarge intestine examination
- endoscopyInternal organ examination
- catheterizationMedical tube insertion procedure
- lumbar punctureExtracting cerebrospinal fluid diagnostically
blood draw · injection · infusion · transfusion · dialysis · intubation · excision · aspiration
Regaining what was lost
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- recuperationGradual return to health
- cureTreatment that heals
therapy · regeneration · restoration · healing · remission · physiotherapy · occupational therapy · wound care
Cancer medicine specialty
- cardiologyStudy of cardiac disorders
- neurologyMedical science of nerves
- pediatricsMedicine for minors
- dermatologyStudy of skin ailments
psychiatry · orthopedics · gynecology · urology · nephrology · endocrinology · gastroenterology · pulmonology
Emergency medical transport
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- resuscitationRestoring vital functions
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
ER · ICU · cardiac arrest · CPR · defibrillator · 911 · stroke · anaphylaxis
Magnetic body imaging
- X-rayPenetrating diagnostic beam
- CT scanTomographic diagnostic imaging
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- mammographyBreast cancer screening X-ray
angiography · tomography · sonography · echocardiography · fluoroscopy · PET scan · contrast · radiograph
Administered immunity booster
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- checkupRoutine health evaluation
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- wellness examPreventive health screening
prophylaxis · inoculation · booster · physical · preventive care · early detection · health maintenance · routine exam
hospital
Medical treatment facility
therapy · ward · nurse · prescription · outpatient · inpatient · consultation · rounds · bedside · chart
operation
Process of working
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
suture · surgeon · operating room · sterile · laparoscopy · resection · transplant · postoperative · preoperative · scrubs
symptoms
Indicators of disease
- prognosisPredicted disease course
- differentialRelative difference between things
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
laboratory · pathology · screening · assessment · evaluation · workup · findings · etiology · presentation · history
biopsy
Tissue sample for diagnosis
- colonoscopyLarge intestine examination
- endoscopyInternal organ examination
- catheterizationMedical tube insertion procedure
lumbar puncture · blood draw · injection · infusion · transfusion · dialysis · intubation · excision · aspiration · cauterization
recovery
Regaining what was lost
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- recuperationGradual return to health
cure · therapy · regeneration · restoration · healing · remission · physiotherapy · occupational therapy · wound care · aftercare
oncology
Cancer medicine specialty
- cardiologyStudy of cardiac disorders
- neurologyMedical science of nerves
- pediatricsMedicine for minors
dermatology · psychiatry · orthopedics · gynecology · urology · nephrology · endocrinology · gastroenterology · pulmonology · rheumatology
ambulance
Emergency medical transport
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- resuscitationRestoring vital functions
critical · ER · ICU · cardiac arrest · CPR · defibrillator · 911 · stroke · anaphylaxis · shock
MRI
Magnetic body imaging
- X-rayPenetrating diagnostic beam
- CT scanTomographic diagnostic imaging
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
mammography · angiography · tomography · sonography · echocardiography · fluoroscopy · PET scan · contrast · radiograph · scan
vaccination
Administered immunity booster
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- checkupRoutine health evaluation
- screeningEvaluative selection process
wellness exam · prophylaxis · inoculation · booster · physical · preventive care · early detection · health maintenance · routine exam · annual exam
- -al adjectivescultural, emotional, environmental, federal, financial
- departmentsdepartment, HR department, finance department, legal department, marketing department
- professional fieldslegal, technical, financial, scientific, engineering
- illustration stylesilluminated manuscripts, woodcuts, engravings, etchings, lithography
- insurance typeshealth, dental, life, vision, home
- organization typesnonprofit, for-profit, corporate, governmental, private
medicalspiritual
Relating to the soul
spiritual healing · faith healing · nonmedical · faith-based · holistic
medicalharmful
Causing damage or injury
destructive · injurious · damaging · hurtful · poisonous
medicallegal
Permitted by statute
clerical · military · administrative · commercial · industrial
- medical careProfessional treatment of illness
- medicine cabinetSmall bathroom storage for remedies
- medical historyRecord of past ailments
- cough medicineRemedy for chest complaints
- cold medicine
- medical schoolPhysician training institution
medicine, medication, medic, medicinal, medicines, paramedic, medicate, medicated, medications