medic

Meaning

Adj

Of or pertaining to medicines; medical.

Noun

1. A physician.
2. A paramedic, someone with special training in first aid, especially in the military.
3. A medical student.

Noun

Alternative spelling of medick (“herb of the genus Medicago”).

Synonyms

physician

doctor

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medick

trefoil

medico

army nurse

corpsman

medical officer

black hawk

medicineman

band-aid

corpswoman

doc

healer

medical

medical doctor

practitioner

medical practitioner

practioner

Translations

médico

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médecin

trevo

medisch

Sanitätssoldat

عامل طبي

docteur

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Ärztin

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medizinisch

arts

Arzt

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ιατρός

γράμμα

Nillenflicker

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɛdɪk/

Etymology

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”).