medical

• adj. 医学的；药的；内科的
• n. 医生；体格检查

来自拉丁语medicus,医生，大夫，来自mederi,诊断，治疗，来自PIE*med,测量，考虑，建议，采取手段，词源同measure,medicine.

medical (adj.)

1640s, from French médical, from Late Latin medicalis "of a physician," from Latin medicus "physician, surgeon, medical man" (n.); "healing, madicinal" (adj.), from mederi "to heal, give medical attention to, cure," originally "know the best course for," from an early specialization of the PIE root *med- "to measure, limit, consider, advise, take appropriate measures" (cognates: Greek medomai "be mindful of," medein "to rule;" Avestan vi-mad- "physician;" Latin meditari "think or reflect on, consider;" Irish miduir "judge;" Old English metan "to measure out"); also see meditation. The earlier adjective in English in this sense was medicinal. Related: Medically.

medical (n.)

1917, short for medical examination.

1. Ann Bradley dispels the old wives' tales and gives the medical facts.

安·布拉德利破除迷信，给出了医学事实。

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2. The attitude of the medical profession is very much more liberal now.

现在，医务人员的态度开明多了。

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3. The problem is compounded by the medical system here.

这儿的医疗体制使问题进一步恶化。

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4. The first plane-loads of food, children's clothing and medical supplies began arriving.

首批飞机运送的食物、儿童衣物和药品开始抵达。

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5. Medical authorities were baffled, both as to its causes and its virulence.

医疗当局对其病因及有多致命都还不甚了解。

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