unmedical
- adjective
- /ʌnˈmɛdɪkəl/
:
no médico
- He emphasizes his confusion about the decidedly unmedical way in which the healer administers medicines.
Examples
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It is rather that interpreters are acting in a patterned way to exclude from the discourse those topics that are deemed unmedical and thus outside of the scope of responsibilities that they, as employees of the hospital, will assume.
Academic text (2001) -
Is the problem that a physician is using "unborn child" and "fetus" interchangeably in this forum of mostly unmedical people?
Blog text (29) -
The herbal remedy was deemed unmedical by the doctors, as it was not based on scientific evidence.
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She prefers unmedical approaches to health, focusing on natural remedies instead of conventional treatments.
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The committee discussed various unmedical practices that some patients sought instead of regular medical care.
Synonyms
2
4.2
Not about doctors or hospitals
1
7.7
Not officially ordered by a doctor or allowed by an authority
1
6.8
Not officially approved by a doctor
1
6.0
Not involving direct medical care, often used for research or administration
Does not treat illness or improve health
Does not treat illness or improve health
Not used to treat illness, often taken for taste or relaxation
Not able to help treat a disease or injury
Does not cause any effect in the body, for example in medicines
Not involving drugs used to treat or prevent health problems
A method that does not use medicine, for example exercise or counseling
A treatment that does not use medicine
Antonyms
How Medical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unmedical is made from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and medical, which comes from medicine meaning 'health care'. So, unmedical means 'not related to medicine', for example advice, products, or uses that are not for health or not prescribed by doctors.