Medical vs Therapeutic - 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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Of, or relating to therapy.
Having a positive effect on the body or mind.
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Therapeutic is a synonym of medical.
As adjectives the difference between medical and therapeutic
is that medical is of or pertaining to the practice of medicine while therapeutic is of, or relating to therapy.As a noun medical
is a medical examination.medical
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Adjective
(en adjective)- medical''' doctor]]; [[medical student, '''medical student
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- 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
* ----therapeutic
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Alternative forms
* therapeutick (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- Therapeutic or curative physic.
- Medicine is justly distributed into prophylactic, or the art of preserving health, and therapeutic , or the art of restoring it.