Medical vs Aid - What's the difference?
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Of or pertaining to the practice of medicine.
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Requiring medical treatment.
Pertaining to the state of one's health.
Pertaining to or requiring treatment by other than surgical means.
(informal) A medical examination.
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Help; assistance; succor, relief.
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*:An unconstitutional mode of obtaining aid .
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*:“[…] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”
A helper; an assistant.
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*:It is not good that man should be alone; let us make unto him an aid like unto himself.
Something which helps; a material source of help.
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(lb) An exchequer loan.
(lb) A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his feudal lord on special occasions.
An aide-de-camp, so called by abbreviation.
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To (give) support (to); to further the progress of; to help; to assist.
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As an adjective medical
is medical.As a proper noun aid is
.medical
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- medical''' doctor]]; [[medical student, '''medical student
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US rules human genes can't be patented, passage=The US supreme court has ruled unanimously that natural human genes cannot be patented, a decision that scientists and civil rights campaigners said removed a major barrier to patient care and medical innovation.}}
- medical''' marijuana; '''medical''' cannabis; '''medical treatment
- A costly medical condition can bankrupt you if it doesn't kill you first.
- medical''' examinaton; '''medical''' exemption; '''medical''' history]]; [[medical record, '''medical''' record''; ' medical diagnosis
- medical ward
Synonyms
* (medicinal) curative, therapeuticDerived terms
* medical doctor * medical history * medical record * medical studentNoun
(en noun)- You'll have to get a medical before you apply for that job.
Ángel di María says Manchester United were the ‘only club’ after Real", The Guardian , 26 August 2014:
- After completing a medical and the requisite paperwork on Tuesday to seal the deal, Di María said: “I am absolutely delighted to be joining Manchester United. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time in Spain and there were a lot of clubs interested in me, but United is the only club that I would have left Real Madrid for.
Anagrams
* ----aid
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) aide, from (etyl) . Cognate include Spanish ayuda, Portuguese ajuda and Italian aiutoNoun
(en noun)The Evolution of Eyeglasses, passage=The ability of a segment of a glass sphere to magnify whatever is placed before it was known around the year 1000, when the spherical segment was called a reading stone
Derived terms
* aid climbing * aidful * aidless * aidman * first aid * hearing aidEtymology 2
From (etyl) aidier (modern aider), from (etyl) adiuto'', frequentative of ''adiuvo "to assist".Verb
(en verb)- You speedy helpers Appear and aid me in this enterprise.
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