medic
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Other definitions for medic (2 of 2)
or med·ick
any plant belonging to the genus Medicago, of the legume family, having trifoliate leaves and grown as a forage crop.
Origin of medic
2- Compare alfalfa, bur clover.
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How to use medic in a sentence
That rifle, an officer can be heard saying, was found next to Lemp’s body before it was moved by medics.
Body-cam video in fatal Duncan Lemp raid confirms police did not record shooting | Dan Morse | January 11, 2021 | Washington PostOn Monday, the premier insisted he wanted to vaccinate about 14 million older and vulnerable people and their carers, including frontline medics, by the middle of February.
U.K. goes back on lockdown as hospitals face breaking point | Rachel King | January 4, 2021 | FortuneIt got so dire at one point that Thompson contacted the National Guard to discuss training medics to serve as nurse’s aides because the facilities were running out of staff.
As COVID-19 Ravaged This Iowa City, Officials Discovered Meatpacking Executives Were the Ones in Charge | by Michael Grabell and Bernice Yeung | December 21, 2020 | ProPublicaThe armed man and the teen victim were treated by medics at the scene and then taken to a hospital, Roessler said.
Fairfax County police shoot armed man after responding to shooting | Justin Jouvenal | December 17, 2020 | Washington PostThe worry is that, despite scientific strides that allow medics to better understand and treat Covid-19, there aren’t enough professionals left to put that knowledge into practice.
Sweden’s frontline health care workers are quitting in worrying numbers as COVID cases spike | kdunn6 | December 13, 2020 | Fortune
A third medic, Pedro Adorno, was out front and he joined them.
'Please Don't Die!': The Frantic Battle to Save Murdered Cops | Michael Daly | December 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYou were there when the young medic told you he died immediately.
He was the first of many to express surprise at my passage from literature graduate to medic.
Doctors Can Write More Than Prescriptions: The Best Books by Doctors | Gabriel Weston | August 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd lo and behold, the medic who stayed behind in Tripoli saved one American life during the evacuation, according to the report.
The show keeps a medic on set to provide emergency first aid in the event of alcohol overdose.
‘Drunk History’: A Booze Cruise of Red, White, and Blood | Rich Goldstein | July 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe medic's fingers tightened on the needle-beam, and managed to pull the trigger.
The Judas Valley | Gerald Vance"Give me your hand, please, Captain," the medic said tonelessly.
The Judas Valley | Gerald Vance"They better be the right ones," he told the unconscious medic.
The Judas Valley | Gerald VanceHe was so bored with his own company that the Mentorian medic was a welcome sight when he came to prepare him for cold-sleep.
The Colors of Space | Marion Zimmer Bradley"I wish medic would find a way to keep them alive through warp," he said.
The Colors of Space | Marion Zimmer Bradley
British Dictionary definitions for medic (1 of 2)
/ (ˈmɛdɪk) /
informal a doctor, medical orderly, or medical student
Origin of medic
1British Dictionary definitions for medic (2 of 2)
/ (ˈmɛdɪk) /
the usual US spelling of medick
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