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 |
| medical procedure | a procedure employed by medical or dental practitioners |
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 |
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 |
| devices | an inclination or desire, used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices', eventually the family left the house to the devices of this malevolent force, the children were left to their own devices |
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |