medical vs technical

medical

adj
  • Pertaining to or requiring treatment by other than surgical means. 

  • Requiring medical treatment. 

  • Pertaining to medication specifically (that is, pharmacotherapy), rather than to other aspects of medicine and surgery. 

  • Intended to have a therapeutic effect; medicinal. 

  • Of or pertaining to the practice of medicine. 

  • Pertaining to the state of one's health. 

noun
  • A medical examination. 

technical

adj
  • Relating to, or requiring, technique. 

  • Of or related to technology. 

  • Technically-minded; adept with science and technology. 

  • Relating to the internal mechanics of a market rather than more basic factors. 

  • In the strictest sense, but not practically or meaningfully. 

  • Specifically related to a particular discipline. 

  • Requiring advanced techniques for successful completion. 

noun
  • A pickup truck with a gun mounted on it. 

  • A special move in certain fighting games that cancels out the effect of an opponent's attack. 

How often have the words medical and technical occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )