medical hall

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out the cause of death ; y&PiZ — compare path­ologist

'medical hall noun {IndE, informal) a chemist’s shop/ drugstore 15 iS; 15

'medical officer noun {abbr. MO) a person, usually a doctor, employed in an organization to deal with medical and health matters liAM;          ( ^

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Medi •care /'medikea(r); NAmE -ker/ noun [u] 1 (in the US) the federal insurance system that provides medical care for people over 65                f'J

m (             65                ) 2 (in

Australia and Canada) the national medical care system for all people that is paid for by taxes (spelt ‘medicare’ in Canada)

Alt,              MAUf^A medicare )

medi cate /'medikeit/ verb [vn] to give sb medicine, especially a drug that affects their behaviour

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medi cated /'medikeitid/ adj. containing a substance for preventing or curing infections of your skin or hair I5tl65, #1^65 (    ) : medi­cated shampoo/soap             / J3B4I

medication /.medi'keijn/ noun [U, C] a drug or another form of medicine that you take to prevent or to treat an illness 15; 154^: to be on medication Mffgj jA/nff b Are you currently taking any medication?

IK 4! ft* & 15 *% ? 0 Many flu medications are available without a prescription. ftp£1: Aft A LAA?fJ „ me di cin al /ma'disml/ adj. helpful in the process of healing illness or infection Af ?7  65; 15 43 65; 15 65:

medicinal herbs/plants ^ Pj ; 15 43 ffi WU b medicinal properties/use 15 '14; 15 43 0 (humorous) He claims he keeps a bottle of brandy only for medicinal purposes.

medi cine 0*w /'medsn; -disn/ noun 1 [U] the study and treatment of diseases and injuries @E^: advances in modern medicine   AEA^65 AM 0

to study/practise medicine ^ E; ff E b traditional/ conventional/orthodox medicine \%t% /     / 4AjtE^

o alternative medicine       — see also Ayurvedic

MEDICINE, DEFENSIVE MEDICINE 2 [U, C] a Substance, especially a liquid that you drink or swallow in order to cure an illness 15;  ( X 3f ) 15 A: Did you take your

medicine? jftf£ii!57n^? o cough medicine n£0|fc!5 0 Chinese herbal medicines if H ^ 15 — picture o page R25 iT7T*71 the best 'medicine the best way of improving a situation, especially of making you feel happier ( gfcj£^#l65 )  ( Ate ) B&AA^65

H. A: Laughter is the best medicine.   d.i5o

a taste/dose of your own medicine the same bad treatment that you have given to others i B IH# £>] A 65t4A: Let the bully have a taste of his own medicine.

medicine ball noun a large heavy ball which is thrown and caught as a form of exercise medicine man noun a person who is believed to have special magic powers of healing, especially among Native Americans .ME ( A jAM ± i ) — compare WITCH DOCTOR

med ico /'medikau; NAmE -kou/ noun [pi. -os) (informal) a doctor E A; A A

medieval (also mediaeval) /.medi'iivl; NAmE also ,mi:d-/ adj. [usually before noun] connected with the Middle Ages (about AD 1000 to AD 1450) f ttt£E65 ( t\) A A 1000 fij 1450 A ) : medieval architecture/castles/ manuscripts 4,t4£E65il^[ / Mil / Afi o the literature of the late medieval period f ttUfi Is $3 65 medi ocre /,mi:di'aok0(r); /VAmf -'oukar/ od/. (disap­proving) not very good; of only average standard A Jit 65; H il 65 ; -f- # 65 : a. mediocre musician/talent/ performance MJ#65-sM:|C/At£/^:i;JI 0/ thought the play was only mediocre.

me di oc rity /.miidi'nkrati; NAmE -'a:k-/ noun {pi. -ies)

(1disapproving) 1 [U] the quality of being average or not very good MJif; # il;       : His acting career started

brilliantly, then sank into mediocrity, fife 65 A A.

ttmmmu, 2 ra a person who

is not very good at sth Ml^AA; 5i#A;A#: a bril­liant leader, surrounded by mediocrities jSjfSlfA 65^41^

medi tate /'mediteit/ verb 1 [V] ~ (on/upon sth) to think deeply, usually in silence, especially for religious reasons or in order to make your mind calm 2 [VN] {formal) to plan sth in your mind; to consider doing sth Bit g f| #]; contemplate :

They were meditating revenge. jijilSSSJElf jtSo medi ta tion /.medi'teijn/ noun 1 [U] the practice of thinking deeply in silence, especially for religious reasons or in order to make your mind calm ®; $L®; She found peace through yoga and medita­tion.       0 He was deep in

meditation and didn’t see me come in. j&IE/E?/L®, & Ao 2 [C, usually pi.] ~ (on sth) {format) serious thoughts on a particular subject that sb writes down or speaks  his meditations on life and art

medita-tive /'meditativ; NAmE -teit-/ adj. {format) thinking very deeply; involving deep thought ^ ® 65;

PS A K ® 65 thoughtful : She found him in a meditative mood. ftkJEjtfelE&ftLSo b a meditative poem

Mediterranean /.medita'reinian/ adj. [only before noun] connected with the Mediterranean Sea or the countries and regions that surround it; typical of this area f $1 65: a Mediterranean country f 'M MM 0 a Mediterranean climate ifef me dium 0-w /'mirdiam/ adj., noun m adj. [usually before noun] {abbr. M) in the middle between two sizes, amounts, lengths, temperatures, etc. f ^ 65; 4'A65 S33 average : a medium-size car/busi- ness/town f M H -7 / if ik ; f # M IS 0 a man of medium height/build f ^ ^ fA 65 A o There are three sizes—small, medium and large.

4* ■A^o <> Cook over a medium heat for 15 minutes. ®     15    0 a medium dry white wine

& #] AM 0 Choose medium to large tomatoes. Ai^lf^lWo iTBTTil see term n. mnoun (pi. media /'mirdia/ or me-diums) 1 a way of communicating information, etc. to people ( #jSfsJi 65 ) M ft, A©, A A: the medium of radio/televi- sion }      A 0 electronic/audio-visual media

/      b Television is the modem medium of

communication.     OA T-shirt can be

an excellent medium for getting your message across. * T

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plural in this meaning is usually media, lit X 65 % Wt ® ^ ifi ^ A media 0 — see also mass media, media

2 something that is used for a particular purpose 7 g; II;       English is the medium of instruction

(= the language used to teach other subjects),

o Video is a good medium for learning a foreign language.       #^AI^K!f65$?3 the material

or the form that an artist, a writer or a musician uses ( Xt;6'J) MW, %^ : the medium of paint/poetry/drama 111 / if E /)$ S'j 65 A 0 Water­colour is his favourite medium. 7jC % OS jljffe ft # 65 £

ijfi A A o 4 {biology 4) a substance that sth exists or grows in or that it travels through AM; ip # 3S; Tf ±a: The bacteria were growing in a sugar medium. iWM 5 {pi. me-diums) a person who claims to be able to communicate with the spirits of dead people ifiM65A; RM\ mm CSE1 see happy 'medium-sized adj: of average size fM

65; A ^ 65: a medium-sized saucepan f 65 ^ 'medium-term adj. used to describe a period of time that is a few weeks or months into the future A M 65: the government’s medium-term financial strategy M Jfr 65 &&

medium wave {abbr. MW) noun [U] (also the medium wave [sing.]) a band of radio waves with a length of between 100 and 1000 metres ( j&A 100 3\ 1 000 ^ ) : 648 m on (the) medium wave 4^ 648 ^ — com­pare SHORT WAVE