medic

¹

[ med-ik ]

noun

1. a member of a military medical corps; corpsman.
2. a doctor or intern.
3. a medical student.

medic

²

or med·ick

[ med-ik ]

noun

1. any plant belonging to the genus Medicago, of the legume family, having trifoliate leaves and grown as a forage crop.

medic

¹

/ ˈmɛdɪk /

noun

1. the usual US spelling of medick

medic

²

/ ˈmɛdɪk /

noun

1. informal.
   a doctor, medical orderly, or medical student

Word History and Origins

Origin of medic¹

1650–60; < Latin medicus; medical

Origin of medic²

1400–50; late Middle English medike < Latin mēdica < Greek ( póa ) Mēdikḗ literally, Median (grass)

Word History and Origins

Origin of medic¹

C17: from medical

Example Sentences

For the medics at Lwrio, it is heartening that people are now tending to come to the clinic as soon as they get symptoms rather than first going to traditional healers.

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Gazan medics say they are struggling to treat the injured, with aid agencies saying they cannot get essential supplies into the area.

From BBC

Because her lump had grown so quickly, medics wanted to start treatment as soon as possible at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust's centre in Wigan.

From BBC

However, medics in the intensive care unit were then unable to find a pulse, and Mrs Savage was pronounced dead in the early hours of the morning.

From BBC

Dozens of people have been killed and wounded in an Israeli strike on a house in Jabalia in northern Gaza, Palestinian medics and rescuers say.

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Related Words

• physician
• practitioner
• surgeon