med'ical

i. Relating to medicine or the practice of medicine. 2. Medicinal, m. board, the body of attending and consulting physicians and surgeons attached to a hospital, m. direc'tor, (i) a physician at the head of the medical department, or the corps of medical examiners of an insurance company; he decides upon the insurability of the risks, appoints the examiners, inspects death claims, compiles statistics from the mortuary returns, and studies impairments in regard to their influence on longevity; (2) a medical officer in the U. S. Navy, who ranks with a captain, m. exam'iner, (i) a physician who makes an investigation to determine the state of health of a candidate for life insurance or of any other person; (2) in certain States, a physician appointed to perform the duties of a coroner. m. finger, digit us medic us. m. inspec'tor, (i) a physician in the employ of a life-insurance company who travels through the territory in which his company does busine , investigating into the standing and ability of the m. examiners and determining the desirability of risks offered to the company; (2) one who selects simple uncomplicated risks, under the supervision of the m. director, at the home ofifi.ce; (3) an ofiRcier in the medical corps of the U. S. Navy ranking with a commander, m. jurispru'- dence, see under jurisprudence.