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Webster 1913 Edition
Medical
Med′ic-al
,Adj.
[LL.
medicalis
, L. medicus
belonging to healing, fr. mederi
to heal; cf. Zend madha
medical science, wisdom, Gr. [GREEK] to learn, E. mind
: cf. F. médical
.] 1.
Of, pertaining to, or having to do with, the art of healing disease, or the science of medicine;
as, the
medical
profession; medical
services; a medical
dictionary; medical
jurisprudence.2.
Containing medicine; used in medicine; medicinal;
as, the
. medical
properties of a plantWebster 1828 Edition
Medical
MED'ICAL
,Adj.
1.
Pertaining to the art of healing diseases; as the medical profession; medical services.2.
Medicinal; containing that which heals; tending to cure; as the medical properties of a plant.