medic

¹

[med-ik]

noun

1. a member of a military medical corps; corpsman.

2. a doctor or intern.

3. a medical student.

medic

²

Or med·ick

[med-ik]

noun

1. any plant belonging to the genus Medicago, of the legume family, having trifoliate leaves and grown as a forage crop.

medic

¹

/ ˈmɛdɪk /

noun

1. informal,  a doctor, medical orderly, or medical student

medic

²

/ ˈmɛdɪk /

noun

1. the usual US spelling of medick

Word History and Origins

Origin of medic¹

1650–60; < Latin medicus; medical

Origin of medic²

1400–50; late Middle English medike < Latin mēdica < Greek ( póa ) Mēdikḗ literally, Median (grass)

Word History and Origins

Origin of medic¹

C17: from _medical

Example Sentences

Her captain later told medics that the flight attendant was “just pretending” before they took her away in an ambulance, Tudor said.

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A group of Sudanese medics has called the attack a war crime.

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He initially failed but said he passed a retake by watching the medic testing him "press the button for the tone and then I pressed my clicker straight away".

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One of them was killed by Israeli forces while seeking aid to the south, medics said.

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Patient groups have long complained that the GMC takes too long to take action against medics.

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Related Words

• physician 
• practitioner 
• surgeon