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 |
| beauty treatment | enhancement of someone's personal beauty |
maltreatment
ill-treatment
ill-usage
abuse | cruel or inhumane treatment, the child showed signs of physical abuse |
cruelty
inhuman treatment | a cruel act, a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering |
| medical practice | the practice of medicine |
medical care
medical aid | professional treatment for illness or injury |
treatment
intervention | care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury) |
shock therapy
shock treatment | treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions |
insulin shock
insulin shock therapy
insulin shock treatment | the administration of sufficient insulin to induce convulsions and coma |
metrazol shock
metrazol shock therapy
metrazol shock treatment | the administration of sufficient Metrazol to induce convulsions and coma |
| orthodontic treatment | dental treatment that corrects irregularities of the teeth or of the relation of the teeth to surrounding anatomy, treatment is usually by braces or mechanical aids, orthodontic treatment of facial abnormalities |
| medical procedure | a procedure employed by medical or dental practitioners |
| treatment handling | the management of someone or something, the handling of prisoners, the treatment of water sewage, the right to equal treatment in the criminal justice system |
| silent treatment | an aloof refusal to speak to someone you know |
dressing
medical dressing | a cloth covering for a wound or sore |
medical building
health facility
healthcare facility | building where medicine is practiced |
| medical instrument | instrument used in the practice of medicine |
| treatment | a manner of dealing with something artistically, his treatment of space borrows from Italian architecture |
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 |
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 |
discussion treatment
discourse | an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic, the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic, his treatment of the race question is badly biased |
short shrift
summary treatment | a brief and unsympathetic rejection, they made short shrift of my request |
| medical report | a report of the results of a medical examination of a patient |
| medical institution | an institution created for the practice of medicine |
medical profession
medical community | the body of individuals who are qualified to practice medicine |
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 |
almoner
medical social worker | an official in a British hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients |
coroner
medical examiner | a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes |
extern
medical extern | a nonresident doctor or medical student, connected with a hospital but not living there |
intern
interne
houseman
medical intern | an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term) |
| medical assistant | a person trained to assist medical professionals |
medical officer
medic | a medical practitioner in the armed forces |
medical practitioner
medical man | someone who practices medicine |
| medical scientist | a scientist who studies disease processes |
medical student
medico | a student in medical school |
| specialist medical specialist | practices one branch of medicine |
| medical expense | amount spent for diagnosis or treatment or prevention of medical problems |
| medical relation | the professional relation between a health care professional and a patient |
a whole shebang
whole kit and caboodle
kit and caboodle
whole kit and boodle
kit and boodle
whole kit
whole caboodle
whole works
works
full treatment | everything available, usually preceded by `the', we saw the whole shebang, a hotdog with the works, we took on the whole caboodle, for $ you get the full treatment |
| medical | requiring or amenable to treatment by medicine especially as opposed to surgery, medical treatment, pneumonia is a medical disease |
aesculapian
medical | of or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art |
| medical | relating to the study or practice of medicine, the medical profession, a medical student, medical school |