sociomedical

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the relationship between medicine and society

OriginEnglish medical ← French médica ← Medieval Latin medicāli →
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Meanings

adjectivesociomedical (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to the relationship between medicine and society

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sekʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷéh₂
  3. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷh₂ṓy
  4. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷyós
  5. Proto-Italic*sokjos
  6. Latinsokios
  7. Latinsocius
  8. Englishsocio-
  9. Latinmedeor
  10. Latinmedicus
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Medieval Latinmedicāli
  14. Frenchmédica
  15. Englishmedical
  16. Englishsociomedical

From socio- + medical.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

medicosocial
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APA

sociomedical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sociomedical

MLA

“sociomedical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sociomedical. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sociomedical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sociomedical.

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