How to Use medical in a Sentence

medical

adjective
  • The report was published in a leading medical journal.
  • He opened his own medical practice.
  • He has a dangerous medical condition.
  • Her recovery was a medical miracle.
  • Just the fact that in the 1930s, the conception was this idea of a medical exam, which was this kind of strip test.
    Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 1 Aug. 2024
  • The ship's medical team cut open Blake's toe letting out pus.
    Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The medical care at that point needs to be decided by the doctor.
    Stefan Becket, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
  • That seemed alarming—but in one of the largest and most mobile cities on the planet, weird medical things happen.
    Maryn McKenna, WIRED, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The Humane Society named the survivors Luke and Leia, leaving them in the care of their medical team.
    Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The couple performed chest compressions and used medical equipment on board the flight to help the man.
    Alexandra Skores, Dallas News, 2 June 2023
  • The student who was pinched did not require medical care.
    The Courier-Journal, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Flatulence is the medical term for passing of gas through the rectum.
    Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2023
  • There is much in the popular press about advanced age, but little from the medical side.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 14 June 2023
  • After being stabbed, the attacker walked away to the fire station to seek medical help.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Emergency medical services were called when deputies saw the man had been shot, and he was declared dead on scene.
    Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 10 June 2023
  • Among them was Felipe Baltazar, a 22-year-old medical student, and his friends.
    Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Up next is Spencer, a 32-year-old medical sales director.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 27 June 2023
  • He was jailed for months, and his lawyers said he was denied proper medical care while in sheriff’s custody.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2023
  • With her own Black doula and mother by her side, Clark had hoped to have her baby at home with no medical assistance at all.
    Meredith Longo, ABC News, 14 May 2023
  • The medical machinery in the room hummed and beeped, but everything still felt quiet.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2024
  • That outcome alone is a horror story that seems fit for a prime-time medical drama.
    Molly Horan, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2023
  • And Jackson is not letting her medical condition get in the way.
    Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2023
  • About 85 percent have fled their homes and now face a growing challenge to find food, water, shelter and medical care.
    Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2023
  • The medical group said the longer wait times are linked to the closures of other clinics, a shortage of health care workers and a protracted flu season.
    Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 21 May 2024
  • That aid would include food, medicine, and medical devices for civilians.
    Tori Otten, The New Republic, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Both Wescott and June are deeply familiar with this bias in the medical community.
    H Conley, STAT, 2 June 2023
  • During one of those meetings, the doctors, at the agent’s request, provided medical records of eight of their patients.
    Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 2 June 2023
  • The fire department said 15-plus firefighters were at the scene providing medical aid to the victims.
    Jason Green, The Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2024
  • This proves very useful when looking at medical images.
    Kathleen Walch, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
  • Even people who will speak with medical authority about there being a second stomach for dessert won’t even entertain a sweet drink, as if being liquid dessert is not what that’s for.
    Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2024

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