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medically

medically

78 3.5
In a way that involves doctors or hospitals
  • adverb
  • /ˈmɛdɪkli/
: médicamente
  • Commercial health insurance plans have language that basically says we will cover care that is medically necessary.
  • medically necessary
  • medically complex
  • medically underserved

How do we stop things unless they're really medically necessary?

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Examples

  • Their access to medically necessary care is guaranteed through a single-payer system.

    Academic text (2011)
  • In my opinion... ...he is not medically fit to play.

  • And by doing so for medically necessary reasons.

  • It's not even medically necessary.

  • And this is what is referred to medically as positive nitrogen balance.

  • Investigations showed that Jenkins' heart was fine; he was medically sound.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Your condition is important, but it isn't medically urgent, and it's important to make space for urgent patients.

    Academic text (2015)
  • An insurance adjuster told him the $7,300 helicopter ride was "not medically necessary."

    Academic text (2011)
  • Doctors must ensure that any procedure they perform is done medically necessary for the patient's health.

  • The treatment plan was approved because it was deemed medically essential for the patient's recovery.

Synonyms

clinically
vsmedically
  • Specialized
44 4.5

In a calm, unemotional way like a doctor or in a medical situation

is broader, covering health science and practice beyond direct patient care

How Therapeutic

therapeutically
  • Specialized
2 6.0
medically
78 3.5
harmfully
1 4.3

Surface Forms

medically positive

Morphology

medically = medical (transparent) = medical + ly

Standard adverbial formation from the adjective 'medical' by adding '-ly', meaning 'in a medical manner'.

Etymology

Medically comes from medical, which comes from the Latin medicus meaning 'doctor' and is the same root as medicine. So doing something medically is doing it in a way that is about doctors or medicine.