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medic1 definition

medic (med′ik)

noun

  1. a physician or surgeon
  2. ☆ a medical student or intern
  3. a medical noncommissioned officer who gives first aid in combat; aidman; corpsman

Etymology: L medicus

medic2 definition

medic (med′ik)

noun

any of a genus (Medicago) of plants, as alfalfa, of the pea family

Etymology: ME medike < L medica < Gr mēdikē (poa), Median (grass), kind of clover from Media < Mēdikos, of Media

Medic definition

Me·dic (mē′dik′)

noun

Rare Median ()

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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