Meaning

adjective relating to the study or practice of medicine

noun a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person

adjective requiring or amenable to treatment by medicine especially as opposed to surgery

originBorrowed from French médical, from Medieval Latin medicālis, from Latin medicus. Replaced Old English lǣċe (“doctor (physician)”), which is cognate with Icelandic læknir (“doctor”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0