An illness, disease, trauma, disability, malfunction or some other medically measurable disorder of any kind.

(medicine, computing) Informatics as applied to medicine: the application of information science and information technology to medical care and any other health care.

plural of medical center

(chiefly US, geography) A (usually rural) region whose population has inadequate access to healthcare.

plural of medical desert

plural of emergency medical service

A group of professional responders with medical skills who attend to emergencies or disasters by coming to the location of the event.

(emergency medicine) Metallic bracelets and necklaces documenting patient's preexisting health conditions and known allergies.

plural of emergency medical technician

(emergency medicine) A basic ambulance worker training in patient stabilization and emergency transport; not a paramedic.