medic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to medicines; medical.
noun
  1. A physician.
  2. A paramedic, someone with special training in first aid, especially in the military.
  3. A medical student.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of medick (“herb of the genus Medicago”).
name
  1. The Median language.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɛdɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-medic.wav

Word forms

medic medics

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”).

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