médecin

See also: medecin

French

Etymology

Derived regressively from *médeciner. Replaced Old French mire, mege, meide, meie, etc, from Latin medicus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛd.sɛ̃/, /med.sɛ̃/ ~ /mɛd.sɛ̃/

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Noun

médecin m (plural médecins)

1. medic; doctor

Usage notes

Used of both male and female medics: there is no separate feminine form.

Derived terms

• médecin légiste
• médecin traitant
• médecin vétérinaire

Related terms

• médecine
• médical
• médicament
• médicinal

See also

• docteur

Further reading

• “médecin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.