medical certificate

noun

A statement from a physician or other health care provider that attests to the result of a medical examination of a patient.

Meanings

nounmedical certificate (plural medical certificates)

plural medical certificates

  1. A statement from a physician or other health care provider that attests to the result of a medical examination of a patient.

    Synonyms: doctor's certificate

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA statement from a physician or other health care provider that attests to the result of a medical examination of a patient.

Translations

Chinese Cantonese 醫生紙 /医生纸
  • 醫生紙 /医生纸 (ji¹ sang¹ zi²)statement from a physician
Chinese Mandarin 醫療證明 /医疗证明, 病假條 /病假条
  • 醫療證明 /医疗证明 (yīliáo zhèngmíng)statement from a physician
  • 病假條 /病假条 (bìngjiàtiáo)statement from a physician
Danish lægeerklæring, lægeattest
  • lægeerklæringstatement from a physician
  • lægeatteststatement from a physician
Finnish lääkärintodistus
  • lääkärintodistusstatement from a physician
French certificat médical
  • certificat médicalstatement from a physician
German Gesundheitszeugnis, Attest
  • Gesundheitszeugnisstatement from a physician
  • Atteststatement from a physician
Japanese 診断書
  • 診断書 (shindansho)statement from a physician
Malay sijil perubatan
  • sijil perubatanstatement from a physician
Norwegian legemelding
  • legemeldingstatement from a physician
Portuguese atestado
  • atestadostatement from a physician
Romanian adeverință medicală
  • adeverință medicalăstatement from a physician
Russian спра́вка о состоя́нии здоро́вья, медици́нское свиде́тельство
  • спра́вка о состоя́нии здоро́вья (správka o sostojánii zdoróvʹja)statement from a physician
  • медици́нское свиде́тельство (medicínskoje svidételʹstvo)statement from a physician
  • больни́чный лист (bolʹníčnyj list)statement from a physician
  • медици́нская спра́вка (medicínskaja správka)statement from a physician
  • больни́чный (bolʹníčnyj)statement from a physician
  • спра́вка (správka)statement from a physician
Spanish certificado médico
  • certificado médicostatement from a physician
Swedish sjukintyg, läkarintyg
  • sjukintygstatement from a physician
  • läkarintygstatement from a physician
Cite this entry
APA

medical certificate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medical%20certificate

MLA

“medical certificate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medical%20certificate. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “medical certificate,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medical%20certificate.

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