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."
inseparable
medical out
C1 informal inseparable intransitive
To be formally discharged from military service or a program due to a medical condition or injury.
In plain English
Leave the army or a program because a doctor says you are too sick or hurt to continue.
What does "medical out" mean?
One main meaning — here's how to use it.
Usage tip
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.
Words that pair with "medical out"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
military service army injury disability program
How to conjugate "medical out"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
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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invalided out medically discharged medically separated mustered out for health reasons
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