/ Dictionary / Index M medical: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: med•i•cal Pronunciation: (med'i-kul), [key] — adj. of or pertaining to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment. curative; medicinal; therapeutic: medical properties. pertaining to or requiring treatment by other than surgical means. pertaining to or giving evidence of the state of one's health: a medical discharge from the army; a medical examination. —n. something done or received in regard to the state of one's health, as a medical examination. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: medical (Thesaurus) Medicaid medical examiner Related Content Daily Word Quiz: placid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language