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medical

[med-i-kuhl] / ˈmɛd ɪ kəl /
ADJECTIVE
healing; curative
Synonyms
STRONGEST
medicinal therapeutic
STRONG
cathartic corrective curative healing preventive prophylactic restorative tonic
WEAK
anodyne medicative pharmaceutical salutary therapeutical
Antonyms
STRONG
harmful injurious
ADJECTIVE
relating to discipline of medicine
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aesculapian
STRONG
medicolegal
WEAK
iatric pathological

Example Sentences

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Healthcare employment seesawed, for instance, when a big strike temporarily put thousands of West Coast nurses and other medical workers off the job in February.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

A medical source who did not wish to be identified told AFP that the hospital was overwhelmed.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Meanwhile, most ordinary Americans struggle to cope with medical costs that are the highest in the world.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

It said it supported people with finances towards the cost of living, housing, medical needs and childcare.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

I explain that I need a medical card, but no one will give it to me.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron