medical procedure

noun

UK /ˈmɛdɪkəl prəˈsiːdʒə/

US /ˈmɛdɪkəl prəˈsiːdʒər/

A medical procedure is something a doctor does to help check or fix your body.

The doctor explained the medical procedure to the child before it started.

SYNONYMS

treatment operation intervention technique therapy

RELATED WORDS

doctor hospital surgery examination patient

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A set of planned steps followed to complete a task.

The teacher showed us the procedure for a fire drill.

3. A formal way of doing something in an official setting.

The club follows a strict procedure for choosing new members.

4. A series of actions in a computer program.

The app runs a backup procedure every night.