medical use
Healthcare treatment purpose
Medical use refers to the application of drugs, devices, or procedures for treating, diagnosing, or preventing illness, as distinguished from recreational or other purposes.
The term appears frequently in legal contexts—many controlled substances are illegal except for medical use: Marijuana is approved for medical use in some states.
Medical use implies professional oversight and therapeutic intent.
- hospice careEnd-of-life medical comfort
- bedside mannerPhysician's interpersonal approach
- X-rayPenetrating diagnostic beam
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
pain management · CT scan · prophylaxis · prescription · psychotherapy · analgesic · off-label · medication · drug interaction · contraindication · therapeutic · pharmacology · anesthesia · antibiotic · physiotherapy · symptom relief · screening · ailment
- drug useshoot up, dose, dosage, smoke weed, injecting
medical userecreational use
Non-professional enjoyment purpose
recreational drug use · getting high · substance abuse · drug abuse · partying
medical useillicit use
Prohibited employment of something
unauthorized use · diversion · unlawful possession · drug misuse · abuse
medical useindustrial use
Business production context
commercial use · military use · agricultural use · domestic use