Meanings
adverbmedically (comparative more medically, superlative most medically)
comparative more medically · superlative most medically
- For medical purposes.
This drug should be used medically rather than recreationally.
Origin
- Latinmedeor
- Latinmedicus
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Medieval Latinmedicāli
- Frenchmédica
- Englishmedical
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishmedically
Translations
Catalan mèdicament
- mèdicamentin a medical manner or context
Finnish lääketieteellisesti
- lääketieteellisestiin a medical manner or context
Portuguese medicamente
- medicamentein a medical manner or context
Spanish médicamente
- médicamentein a medical manner or context
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Cite this entry
APA
medically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medically
MLA
“medically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medically. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “medically,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medically.
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