different between medicate vs medical

English

Etymology

From Latin medic?tus, past participle of medic?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?d?ke?t/

Verb

medicate (third-person singular simple present medicates, present participle medicating, simple past and past participle medicated)

1. (transitive) To prescribe or administer medication to.

Derived terms

• self-medicate

Related terms

• medication

Translations

See also

• prescribe

Anagrams

• decimate, edematic

Italian

Verb

medicate

1. second-person plural present indicative of medicare
2. second-person plural imperative of medicare
3. feminine plural of medicato

Anagrams

• decimate

Latin

Participle

medic?te

1. vocative masculine singular of medic?tus

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