medical out
C1 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words
Leave the army or a program because a doctor says you are too sick or hurt to continue.
Meanings
1 C1 informal
To be officially discharged from military service because of a medical condition or injury.
"He was medically out after suffering a severe knee injury during training."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Primarily used in American English military contexts. Often used in the passive or reflexive sense ('he was medically separated' is the official term; 'medically out' or 'medical out' are informal equivalents). Also occasionally used outside the military to mean leaving a program due to health reasons.
Commonly used with
military service army injury disability program
Forms
Base
medical out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
medicals out
he/she/it
Past simple
medicaled out
yesterday
Past participle
medicaled out
have + pp
-ing form
medicaling out
continuous
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Synonyms
invalided out medically discharged medically separated mustered out for health reasons
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