medical

Universal Words adjective, noun adjective [usuallybeforenoun] 1 connected with illness and injury and their treatment: medical advances / care / research * her medical condition / history / records * the medical profession * a medical student / school * a medical certificate (= a statement by a doctor that gives details of your state of health) seealsoMED 2 connected with ways of treating illness that do not involve cutting the body: medical or surgical treatment medically adverb: medically fit / unfit * The form should be signed by a person who is medically qualified. noun (also medical examination) (informal) a thorough examination of your body that a doctor does, for example, before you start a particular job