med·i·cal / ˈmedikəl/ • adj. of or relating to the science of medicine, or to the treatment of illness and injuries: a medical center | the medical profession. ∎  of or relating to conditions requiring medical but not surgical treatment: he was transferred for further treatment to a medical ward.DERIVATIVES: med·i·cal·ly adv.

medical XVII. — F. médiċal or medL. medicālis, f. L. medicus physician, f. base of medērī heal; see -ICAL.
So medicament XIV. — F. médicament or L. medicāmentum, f. medicārī administer remedies to, whence medicate, medication XVII. So medicine medicament XIII; art of preserving and restoring health XIV. — OF. medecine, medicine (mod. médecine) — L. medicīna physician's art or laboratory, medicament. medicinal XIV. — (O)F. — L. medico medical practitioner or student. XVII. — It. — L. medicus. Also medic XVII.

medical (med-ik-ăl) adj.
1. of or relating to the science or practice of medicine.

2. of or relating to conditions that require the attention of a physician rather than a surgeon.