medic

¹ American  

[med-ik] / ˈmɛd ɪk /

noun

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

2. a doctor or intern.

3. a medical student.

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medic ² American  

[med-ik] / ˈmɛd ɪk /

Or medick

noun

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

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medic ¹ British  

/ ˈmɛdɪk /

noun

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

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medic ² British  

/ ˈmɛdɪk /

noun

1. the usual US spelling of medick

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Etymology

Origin of medic¹

1650–60; < Latin medicus; see medical

Origin of medic²

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

Example Sentences

After a near fatality, he is saved by Carlos, a farmer and former combat medic battling his own trauma from the Mexican-American War.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

With no hospitals, ambulances and often no doctors available in space, the Scottish medic has been working with Nasa on how to keep astronauts medically safe in space and when they arrive back on Earth.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

In 1974, a stampede at a David Cassidy concert in London was so traumatic that one medic said the scale of the injuries reminded him of the Blitz.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

“Maybe all the countries come together and we just decide that above this line, we’re not fighting here. We’re not doing that,” added the team medic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

He was sent to Virginia, where he’d serve two years in a medic unit at Fort Belvoir.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

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