medical procedure
27
3.7
- noun
- /ˈmɛdɪkəl prəˈsidʒər/
- Specialized
:
procedimiento médico
- Accidents happen during medical procedures.
- undergo medical procedures
- perform medical procedures
- innovative medical procedures
What's your most feared medical procedure?
- What's your most feared medical procedure?
- But until then he gets no say in how I give birth because I am the patient and this is a medical procedure at its core.
- So what is being done in terms of this horrific medical procedure that's being done to these innocent little girls?
- But more broadly, the ACLU contends that a medical procedure cannot be a prerequisite for acquiring a government issued ID.
- And I have someone like my partner is deathly afraid of needles, medical procedures.
Examples
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The symptoms won't heal without a medical procedure.
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The risks and benefits of any medical procedure are communicated to patients by treating physicians to ensure their informed consent.
Academic text (2014) -
But with insurance, we get paid to perform medical procedures!
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Anyone can learn emergency medical procedures.
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Only medical personnel can perform medical procedures.
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Patient consent for any medical procedure is a legal requirement in the UK.
Academic text (2011) -
The client's capacity to understand the ramifications and significance of the medical procedure is key.
Academic text (2005) -
Today, advanced telecommunications and computer software are being used to modernize medical procedures.
Academic text (1994) -
Many leukemia patients and others have survived a medical procedure known as a bone marrow transplant.
Academic text (2005) -
Patient consent for any medical procedure is a legal requirement in the UK.
How Invasive
- Specialized
302
3.4
- Specialized
12
4.0
- Specialized
27
3.7
- Specialized
4
3.6
- Specialized
7
3.5
110
2.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an action or series of actions carried out by medical or dental professionals...' is directly and predictably composed from 'medical' (relating to medicine) + 'procedure' (ordered steps). This adjective+noun composition is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Medical procedure comes from the words medical (about doctors and hospitals) and procedure (a set of ordered steps), so imagine a doctor following a clear 'recipe' for care. That's why it means 'a series of actions carried out by medical staff to diagnose, treat, or prevent a health problem'.