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• medico
  medico

  noun

  a physician or surgeon; doctor.
• medico-
  medico-

  a combining form representing medical in compound words.

medico

¹ American  

[med-i-koh] / ˈmɛd ɪˌkoʊ /

noun

Informal.

plural

medicos

1. a physician or surgeon; doctor.

2. a medical student.

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medico- ² American  

1. a combining form representing medical in compound words.

   medicolegal.

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medico- ¹ British  

combining form

1. medical

   medicolegal

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medico ² British  

/ ˈmɛdɪˌkəʊ /

noun

1. a doctor or medical student

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Etymology

Origin of medico¹

1680–90; < Spanish médico, Italian medico < Latin medicus physician; see medical

Origin of medico-²

Combining form representing Latin medicus of, pertaining to healing; see medical

Example Sentences

Hat, coat, small leather attaché case, like an Old World medico doing his rounds.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 22, 2019

Dr. Adams, who goes by the nickname Patch Adams, was featured in the 1998 film by the same name, in which Robin Williams played the zany medico.

From Washington Times • May 25, 2018

Krebiozen is the creation of an intense, sunken-eyed Balkan medico named Stevan Durovic.

From Time Magazine Archive

Growled the disgusted medico: "Some of these days one of these boys is going to come in here with a wooden leg."

From Time Magazine Archive

The medico, who is a poor liar, also has a loud voice and doesn't know how thin boarding-house walls are.

From Thirty by O'Brien, Howard Vincent

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