medical evacuation
medevac
medivac | the evacuation of persons (usually by air transportation) to a place where they can receive medical care |
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 |
| medical diagnosis | identification of a disease from its symptoms |
prognosis
prospect
medical prognosis | a prediction of the course of a disease |
| medical practice | the practice of medicine |
medical care
medical aid | professional treatment for illness or injury |
| major surgery | any surgical procedure that involves anesthesia or respiratory assistance |
| medical procedure | a procedure employed by medical or dental practitioners |
variola major
variola major virus | a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of up to percent |
sergeant major
Abudefduf saxatilis | large blue-grey black-striped damselfish, nearly worldwide |
dressing
medical dressing | a cloth covering for a wound or sore |
| major suit | (bridge) a suit of superior scoring value, either spades or hearts |
major tranquilizer
major tranquillizer
major tranquilliser
antipsychotic drug
antipsychotic agent
antipsychotic
neuroleptic drug
neuroleptic agent
neuroleptic | tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired |
medical building
health facility
healthcare facility | building where medicine is practiced |
| medical instrument | instrument used in the practice of medicine |
| officer's mess | a mess for the exclusive use of officers |
| surgeon's knot | any of several knots used in tying stitches or ligatures |
pectoralis major
musculus pectoralis major
greater pectoral muscle | a skeletal muscle that adducts and rotates the arm |
rhomboideus major muscle
greater rhomboid muscle
musculus rhomboideus major | rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the spinal column |
teres major
teres major muscle
musculus teres major | teres muscle that moves the arm and rotates it medially |
| major | the principal field of study of a student at a university, her major is linguistics |
| major axis | the longest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid, passes through the two foci |
medicine
medical specialty | the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques |
| medical science | the science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease |
| major form class | any of the major parts of speech of traditional grammar |
medical history
medical record
anamnesis | the case history of a medical patient as recalled by the patient |
medical bill
doctor's bill | statement of charges for medical services |
Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System
MEDLARS | relational database of the United States National Library of Medicine for the storage and retrieval of bibliographical information concerning the biomedical literature |
major premise
major premiss | the premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion) |
| major term | the term in a syllogism that is the predicate of the conclusion |
major scale
major diatonic scale | a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the rd and th and th and th |
major key
major mode | a key whose harmony is based on the major scale |
C major
C major scale
scale of C major | (music) the major scale having no sharps or flats |
| major lobe | the maximum lobe in the radiation pattern which is intended to be along the forward axis and which gives the effect of a beam |
| medical report | a report of the results of a medical examination of a patient |
act of God
force majeure
vis major
inevitable accident
unavoidable casualty | a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events, he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God |
| medical institution | an institution created for the practice of medicine |
major-league team
major-league club | a team that plays in a major league |
medical profession
medical community | the body of individuals who are qualified to practice medicine |
world power
major power
great power
power
superpower | a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world |
major league
big league
majors | the most important league in any sport (especially baseball) |
medical school
school of medicine | a graduate school offering study leading to a medical degree |
| medical center | the part of a city where medical facilities are centered |
Canis Major
Great Dog | a constellation to the southeast of Orion, contains Sirius |
Great Bear
Ursa Major | a constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North Star |
planet
major planet | (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun, viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction |
| action officer | the case officer designated to perform an act during a clandestine operation (especially in a hostile area) |
air force officer
commander | an officer in the airforce |
almoner
medical social worker | an official in a British hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients |
| army officer | an officer in the armed forces, he's a retired army officer |