medic
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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”).
Adjective
medic (not comparable)
Noun
medic (plural medics)
- A physician.
- A paramedic, someone with special training in first aid, especially in the military.
- A medical student.
Related terms
Translations
doctor — see doctor
paramedic — see paramedic
Etymology 2
Noun
medic (usually uncountable, plural medics)
Further reading
- “medic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “medic”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “medic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
Romanian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Adjective
medic m or n (feminine singular medică, masculine plural medici, feminine and neuter plural medice)
Declension
Declension of medic
Synonyms
Noun
medic m (plural medici, feminine equivalent medică)
Declension
Declension of medic
Synonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
Adjective
medic m or n (feminine singular medică, masculine plural medici, feminine and neuter plural medice)
Declension
Declension of medic
Related terms
References
- medic in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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