(a.) Of, pertaining to, or having to do with, the art of healing disease, or the science of medicine; as, the medical profession; medical services; a medical dictionary; medical jurisprudence.
(a.) Containing medicine; used in medicine; medicinal; as, the medical properties of a plant.
Example Sentences:
(1) Without medication atypical ventricular tachycardia develops, in the author's opinion, most probably when bradycardia has persisted for a prolonged period.
(2) A group of interested medical personnel has been identified which has begun to work together.
(3) This may have significant consequences for people’s health.” However, Prof Peter Weissberg, medical director of the British Heart Foundation, which funded the work, said medical journals could no longer be relied on to be unbiased.
(4) The rash presented either as a pityriasis rosea-like picture which appeared about three to six months after the onset of treatment in patients taking low doses, or alternatively, as lichenoid plaques which appeared three to six months after commencement of medication in patients taking high doses.
(5) We attribute this in part to early diagnosis by computed tomography (CT), but a contributory factor may be earlier referrals from country centres to a paediatric trauma centre and rapid transfer, by air or road, by medical retrieval teams.
(6) Unfortunately, due to confidentiality clauses that have been imposed on us by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, we are unable to provide our full names and … titles … However, we believe the evidence that will be submitted will validate the statements that we are making in this submission.” The submission detailed specific allegations – including names and dates – of sexual abuse of child detainees, violence and bullying of children, suicide attempts by children and medical neglect.
(7) The effects of sessions, individual characteristics, group behavior, sedative medications, and pharmacological anticipation, on simple visual and auditory reaction time were evaluated with a randomized block design.
(8) It is the oldest medical journal in South America and the second in antiquity published in Spanish, after the Gaceta de México.
(9) In this study, the role of psychological make-up was assessed as a risk factor in the etiology of vasospasm in variant angina (VA) using the Cornell Medical Index (CMI).
(10) In a climate in which medical staffs are being sued as a result of their decisions in peer review activities, hospitals' administrative and medical staffs are becoming more cautious in their approach to medical staff privileging.
(11) Surgical repair of the rheumatologic should however, is performed rarely, and should be reserved for the infrequent cases that do not respond to medical therapy.
(12) In the past, the interpretation of the medical findings was hampered by a lack of knowledge of normal anatomy and genital flora in the nonabused prepubertal child.
(13) The results of the evaluation confirm that most problems seen by first level medical personnel in developing countries are simple, repetitive, and treatable at home or by a paramedical worker with a few safe, essential drugs, thus avoiding unnecessary visits to a doctor.
(14) Basing the prediction of student performance in medical school on intellective-cognitive abilities alone has proved to be more pertinent to academic achievement than to clinical practice.
(15) 278 children with bronchial asthma were medically, socially and psychologically compared to 27 rheumatic and 19 diabetic children.
(16) The authors empirically studied the self-medication hypothesis of drug abuse by examining drug effects and motivation for drug use in 494 hospitalized drug abusers.
(17) In choosing between various scanning techniques the factors to be considered include availability, cost, the type of equipment, the expertise of the medical and technical staff, and the inherent capabilities of the system.
(18) Inadequate treatment, caused by a lack of drugs and poorly trained medical attendants, is also a major problem.
(19) Medication remained effective during the average observation time of 22 months.
(20) Suggested is a carefully prepared system of cycling videocassettes, to effect the dissemination of current medical information from leading medical centers to medical and paramedical people in the "bush".
Speculum
Definition:
(pl. ) of Speculum
(n.) A mirror, or looking-glass; especially, a metal mirror, as in Greek and Roman archaeology.
(n.) A reflector of polished metal, especially one used in reflecting telescopes. See Speculum metal, below.
(n.) An instrument for dilating certain passages of the body, and throwing light within them, thus facilitating examination or surgical operations.
(n.) A bright and lustrous patch of color found on the wings of ducks and some other birds. It is usually situated on the distal portions of the secondary quills, and is much more brilliant in the adult male than in the female.
Example Sentences:
(1) Nasal endoscopy can find nasal and sinus pathology that might easily be missed with routine speculum and nasopharyngeal examination.
(2) The Gruber aural speculum, gave a completely, uninterrupted view of the choana.
(3) Investigation of secondary infertility in a woman with a history of second-trimester spontaneous abortion revealed two cervices on a speculum examination.
(4) To determine the usefulness of the Gram stain as a screening technique for maternal colonization with group B beta-streptococcus, we produced a Gram stain from a cervicovaginal swab taken at the time of sterile speculum examination in patients being evaluated for preterm rupture of membranes or preterm labor.
(5) A conductive sponge electrode inserted through the speculum served as the active TM electrode.
(6) Fraenkel's speculum (1872) combines fenestrated blades with a screw-set for self-retaining.
(7) Standard nasal speculums are readily available in most operating rooms and can also be used to protect skin and soft tissues during pin insertion.
(8) We have designed a self-retaining iris speculum for use in open-sky vitrectomy.
(9) Neither lid speculum nor physical restraint in the form of a papoose board was used.
(10) The aims of the study were to find the prevalence of cervical Chlamydia trachomatis infection in women attending for a speculum examination, to examine possible risk factors, and to see if we could develop a rational policy for testing for chlamydia in our deprived inner London practice.
(11) The results showed that it is possible to identify reliably the well-designed trouble-free cavity by the features of its skin lining and the ability to visualize the entire cavity through a size 4 Siegle speculum.
(12) A gauge mounted on the front end of the speculum is calibrated to measure the size of the opening at the tip of the speculum.
(13) Rexy had managed to get lodged so when looking toward the cervix using a speculum you could just see his head and front claws above this anatomical parapet.
(14) The rubber-foam tampons, cylindrical in shape (diameter 70 mm, height 70-90 mm), were introduced into the cranial part of the vagina, using an applicator and a vaginal speculum.
(15) The system comprises an attachment to the speculum, a self-retaining retractor, and a slim tapered brain spatula and pronged hook.
(16) This was achieved using humidified air at 38 degrees C at the wider end of the aural speculum.
(17) The simplest method of dealing with a frigore facial paralysis surgically seems to be by a minima neurolysis using a speculum and tackling it through the ear-drum as in otiospongiosis.
(18) The use of titanium alloys is recommended for making bone-joining members, retracting medical instruments, of the spatula and speculum types, some kinds of non-magnetic pincers and ultrasonic medical instruments.
(19) (4) "Blind" intubation through the nose renders the method possible in cases where it is impossible to use a speculum.
(20) Contraction of the orbicularis oculi muscle against the rigid speculum may have traumatized the lid, resulting in a levator aponeurosis disinsertion and subsequent ptosis.