medic

adjectivenounnouncommon in dialogue

//ˈmɛdɪk//

Of or pertaining to medicines; medical.

adjective

1
Of or pertaining to medicines; medical.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin medicus m (“of or belonging to healing, curative, medical; as a noun, medicus, masculine, a physician, doctor, surgeon”), Late Latin medica f (“a female physician, midwife”), from mederi (“to heal”).

noun

1
A physician.
2
A paramedic, someone with special training in first aid, especially in the military.
3
A medical student.

noun

1
Variant of medickAlternative spelling of medick (“herb of the genus Medicago”).

Forms

plural: medics

meddling · That meddles.media · The middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or lymph…Media · A place in the United States: A township and village therein,…

medic · Of or pertaining to medicines; medical.

Medic · The Median language.medical · Of or pertaining to the practice of medicine.medically · For medical purposes.

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