medicinal

BrE /ˈmedɪsnl/ AmE /ˈmedɪsnəl/

adjective en → es

1 HEALTH [attributive, predicative] B1

relating to medicine or the treatment of illness and injury

medicinal, terapéutico, curativo

  • a medicinal plant
  • be medicinal

Collocations medicinal herbs · medicinal use

  • The tea has a strong medicinal taste.

    El té tiene un sabor muy medicinal.

2 DRUG [attributive, predicative] B2

relating to drugs or medicines used for medical purposes

farmacéutico, medicinal, terapéutico

  • a medicinal drug
  • be medicinal

Collocations medicinal drugs · medicinal effects

  • The patient needs a strong medicinal dose.

    El paciente necesita una dosis fuerte de medicamento.