Medic Definition

mĕdĭk
medics
noun
medics
A member of a military medical corps.
American Heritage Medicine
A physician or surgeon.
Webster's New World
Any of a genus (Medicago) of plants, as alfalfa, of the pea family.
Webster's New World
A medical noncommissioned officer who gives first aid in combat; aidman; corpsman.
Webster's New World
A medical student or intern.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective

Of or pertaining to medicines; medical.

Wiktionary
pronoun

The Median language.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Medic

Noun

Singular:
medic
Plural:
medics

Origin of Medic

  • From Latin medicus (“of or belonging to healing, curative, medical; as a noun, medicus, masculine, a physician, doctor, surgeon"), Late Latin medica (“feminine, a female physician, midwife"), from mederi (“to heal").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English medike from Latin Mēdica from Greek Mēdikē from feminine of Mēdikos of Media from Mēdos a Mede Mede

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin medicus physician medical

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Mede +"Ž -ic

    From Wiktionary

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