different between biology vs medical

English

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Etymology

A classical compound (modern coinage), with components derived from Ancient Greek ???? (bíos, “bio-, life”) +? -????? (-logía, “-logy, branch of study, to speak”). The sibling cognates came into various European languages c. 1800 from a New Latin coinage biologia; the term *???????? (*biología) did not exist in Ancient Greek (although Greek ???????? (viología) is itself borrowed from both English and French biologie). Since the advent of the scientific era, reanalyzable as a compound using the combining forms bio- +? -logy.

Pronunciation

• enPR: b?-?l?-?j?
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ba???l?d?i/, /ba???l(?)?d?i/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ba???l?d??/
• Rhymes: -?l?d?i

Noun

biology (countable and uncountable, plural biologies)

1. The study of all life or living matter.
2. The living organisms of a particular region.
3. The structure, function, and behavior of an organism or type of organism.

   the biology of the whale

Synonyms

• lifelore, life science, life sciences

Meronyms

• See also Thesaurus:biology

Derived terms

Related terms

• biological
• biologically
• biologic
• biologism
• biologist
• biologize

Translations

See also

• Category:Biology

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French medical, from Medieval Latin medicalis, from Latin medicus. Replaced Old English Old English læce (“doctor, physician”). Cognate with Icelandic lækni (“medical”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?d?kl?/
• Hyphenation: med?i?cal

Adjective

medical (comparative more medical, superlative most medical)

1. Of or pertaining to the practice of medicine.

   medical doctor; medical student
2. Intended to have a therapeutic effect; medicinal.

   medical marijuana; medical cannabis; medical treatment

3. Requiring medical treatment.

   A costly medical condition can bankrupt you if it doesn't kill you first.

4. Pertaining to the state of one's health.

   medical examinaton; medical exemption; medical history; medical record; medical diagnosis

5. (Britain) Pertaining to or requiring treatment by other than surgical means.

   medical ward

Synonyms

• (medicinal): curative, therapeutic

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

medical (plural medicals)

1. (informal) A medical examination.

   You'll have to get a medical before you apply for that job.

   • 2014, Jamie Jackson, "Ángel di María says Manchester United were the ‘only club’ after Real", The Guardian, 26 August 2014:

     After completing a medical and the requisite paperwork on Tuesday to seal the deal, Di María said: “I am absolutely delighted to be joining Manchester United. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time in Spain and there were a lot of clubs interested in me, but United is the only club that I would have left Real Madrid for.

Related terms

• medicate
• medicine

Anagrams

• camelid, claimed, decimal, declaim, maliced

Interlingua

Adjective

medical (not comparable)

1. medical (pertaining to medicine, health care, etc.)

Middle French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin medicalis, from medius (“middle”).

Adjective

medical m

1. of or relating to the middle finger

Romanian

Etymology

From French médical

Adjective

medical m or n (feminine singular medical?, masculine plural medicali, feminine and neuter plural medicale)

1. medical

Declension