Meaning

3 senses

  1. A physician.

  2. A paramedic, someone with special training in first aid, especially in the military.

  3. A medical student.

    a medical practitioner in the armed forces

Examples

15 sentences

  1. I'm a medic.

    Я лікар.

    ruЯ медик.

    deIch bin Arzt.

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  2. I need a medic.

    Мені потрібен лікар!

    deIch brauche einen Arzt.

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  3. Tom was unconscious when the medics arrived.

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  4. We need a medic.

    ruНам нужен врач.

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  5. Tom is a medic.

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Origin

Borrowed from Latin medicus m (“of or belonging to healing, curative, medical; as a noun,

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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Forms

plural: medics
Singularmedic
Pluralmedics

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves:medicktrefoil
  • a medical practitioner in the armed forces:medical officer

Word family

8 related words
RelatedmedicalA2medicationB2medicineA1medicamentmedicatemedicinalpremedication
Derivedpremedic

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
mediateC2mediationC2mediatormedicalA2medicallymedicare
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