Usage Note
Medikal is a direct borrowing from English 'medical' and is used broadly to describe anything related to medicine or healthcare. In Philippine employment practice, undergoing a medikal — a pre-employment medical examination — is a standard hiring requirement.
Examples
" May medikal na eksamen bukas. "
Natural Translation
There is a medical exam tomorrow.
Literal Translation
There-is medical [na] exam tomorrow.
" Kailangan munang pumasa sa medikal na eksaminasyon bago magtrabaho. "
Natural Translation
You need to pass the medical examination before starting work.
Literal Translation
Needed first to pass in-the medical [na] examination before to-work.
" Bago ka tanggapin sa trabaho, kailangan mong dumaan sa medikal na pagsusuri upang matiyak na malusog ka. "
Natural Translation
Before you are accepted for the job, you need to undergo a medical examination to make sure you are healthy.
Literal Translation
Before you accepted in job, needed you-to undergo in medical [na] examination in-order to-ensure that healthy you.
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