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(med′ik)

noun

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

Origin: L medicus

noun

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

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

noun

Rare Median ()

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noun

Any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago in the pea family, having clusters of small, usually yellow flowers and compound leaves with three leaflets. Several species are important for fodder and green manure.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English medike

Origin: , from Latin Mēdica

Origin: , from Greek Mēdikē

Origin: , from

Origin: feminine of Mēdikos, of Media

Origin: , from Mēdos, a Mede; see Mede

noun

A member of a military medical corps.
A physician or surgeon.
A medical student or intern.

Origin:

Origin: Latin medicus, physician; see medical

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