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.
  • The ship's medical team cut open Blake's toe letting out pus.
    Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Rachel’s medical records don’t state if anyone offered her naloxone to take home from her last visit.
    Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2024
  • Rexha, 34, was escorted off the stage and treated by a medical team at the venue, as seen in footage shared via X (formerly Twitter).
    Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Her medical team sent the family home to Shiloh, Ill., telling them that Ayli should be better when the medication was out of her system.
    Eileen Finan, Peoplemag, 17 May 2023
  • The agency has delivered medical supplies, food, wheat flour, bottled water, tents and blankets to the north since the pause began.
    Alexandra Wexler, WSJ, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Like the exhibits at a niche medical museum, Yard Act have a knack for documenting the messier parts of the human condition.
    Jenessa Williams, Pitchfork, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The two medical students were surprised that in Chicago, adding ketchup could earn someone a scarlet letter.
    Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
  • There are Lucy’s medical costs to shoulder and California’s sky-high cost of living.
    Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Police said at the time that medical personnel determined the child was malnourished and had lost weight.
    Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Turns out that the skull is a medical training device for spine and neurosurgeons, and can be used to instruct them on how to conduct a lobotomy.
    CBS News, 30 Sep. 2023

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