Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun medical
1 sense of medical
Sense 1
checkup, medical checkup, medical examination, medical exam, medical, health check -- (a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person)
=> examination, scrutiny -- (the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes))
Antonyms of adj medical
1 of 3 senses of medical
Sense 2
medical (vs. surgical) -- (requiring or amenable to treatment by medicine especially as opposed to surgery; "medical treatment"; "pneumonia is a medical disease")
surgical (vs. medical), operative -- (relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine; "a surgical appendix"; "a surgical procedure"; "operative dentistry")
=> preoperative -- (happening or done before and in preparation for a surgical operation)
=> postoperative -- (happening or done after a surgical operation; "postoperative complications"; "postoperative care")
Similarity of adj medical
3 senses of medical
Sense 1
medical -- (relating to the study or practice of medicine; "the medical profession"; "a medical student"; "medical school")
Sense 2
medical (vs. surgical) -- (requiring or amenable to treatment by medicine especially as opposed to surgery; "medical treatment"; "pneumonia is a medical disease")
Sense 3
aesculapian, medical -- (of or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art)