V.Med Exam - meaning?

[Kath]

What does "V Med Exam" mean, please?

Kath.

Edited 8 March , 2022 by Kath

[charlie962]

V for vide = see?

[Kath]

Thanks, Charlie - good thinking.

[Matlock1418]

Viva Medical Examination = an oral [rather than written] examination ??

M

[Terry_Reeves]

1 hour ago, Matlock1418 said:

Viva Medical Examination = an oral [rather than written] examination ??

M

Agreed, but I think more context is needed from the OP.

TR

[seaJane]

2 hours ago, Terry_Reeves said:

Agreed, but I think more context is needed from the OP.

TR

Also agreed; it might also (for example) represent someone who wasn't a medic but a patient.

Venereal - Medical Examination.

And that would be a whole other kettle of fish.

[Kath]

Thank you for replies.

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[charlie962]

4 hours ago, Kath said:

Thank you for replies.

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Ah, in that context vide or Viz not appropriate. More likely to be viva as suggested above.

Charlie

[Kath]

Thank you, Charlie.

[David26]

Clearly context is everything.  I read the first post and wondered if it might be Veterinary Medicine Examination.  

[pierssc]

9 hours ago, David26 said:

Clearly context is everything.  I read the first post and wondered if it might be Veterinary Medicine Examination.  

You weren't the only one!

[Robert Dunlop]

Perhaps 'Virtual' medical exams are not as recent as we think?

Robert

[michaeldr]

A possibility might be (?) that the cause of his 'being under standard' was

“Varicose veins or varicocele, if severe” [see https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/soldiers/a-soldiers-life-1914-1918/enlisting-into-the-army/instructions-for-the-physical-examination-of-recruits/]

indicating that the later V. Med Exam related specifically to his veins.