Medic definition
Any of various Eurasian and African plants of the genus Medicago of the pea family, having clusters of small, usually yellow flowers and compound leaves with three leaflets. Several species are grown for fodder and green manure.
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A physician or surgeon.
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(informal) A physician or surgeon.
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Any of a genus (Medicago) of plants, as alfalfa, of the pea family.
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A medical student or intern.
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A medical student or intern.
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A medical noncommissioned officer who gives first aid in combat; aidman; corpsman.
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A member of a military medical corps.
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A physician or surgeon.
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A medical student or intern.
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A member of a military medical corps.
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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
medic
Plural:
medicsOrigin of medic
- 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
- 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
- Mede +"Ž -ic
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