Médical
Example: Le personnel médical a répondu rapidement à l'urgence.
Definition
"Médical" refers to anything related to the practice of medicine, healthcare, or treatment of illness. It is commonly used to describe personnel, equipment, procedures, or knowledge involved in diagnosing and caring for patients, as in the phrase "Le personnel médical a répondu rapidement à l'urgence."
Etymology
The word "médical" comes from the Latin word 'medicus,' meaning 'physician' or 'healer.' Over time, it evolved through Old French into the modern French adjective "médical," which directly relates to medicine and healing. Did you know that 'medicus' is also the root of the English word 'medical'?
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"Médical" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (B2) - set 3", containing 112 commonly used words.
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