medic
A physicianA physician.
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» I'm a medic.
Ich bin Arzt. — MUIRIEL
Я медик. — sharptoothed
Я лікар. — ChickenKiev
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 sensesA physician.
A paramedic, someone with special training in first aid, especially in the military.
A medical student.
a medical practitioner in the armed forces
Examples
15 sentencesI'm a medic.
Я лікар. — ChickenKiev
ruЯ медик. — sharptoothed
deIch bin Arzt. — MUIRIEL
I need a medic.
Мені потрібен лікар! — deniko
deIch brauche einen Arzt. — Hans_Adler
Tom was unconscious when the medics arrived.
We need a medic.
ruНам нужен врач. — Selena777
Tom is a medic.
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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