medically

adjective

1. of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
2. curative; medicinal; therapeutic: medical properties.
3. pertaining to or requiring treatment by other than surgical means.
4. pertaining to or giving evidence of the state of one’s health: a medical discharge from the army; a medical examination.

noun

5. something done or received in regard to the state of one’s health, as a medical examination.

adjective

1. of or relating to the science of medicine or to the treatment of patients by drugs, etc, as opposed to surgery
2. a less common word for medicinal

noun

3. informal a medical examination

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” (cf. 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. n.1917, short for medical examination. adj.

1. Of, relating to, or characterizing the study or practice of medicine.
2. Requiring treatment by medicine.

n.

1. A thorough physical examination.