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; medical

Origin of medico-²

Combining form representing Latin medicus of, pertaining to healing; 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

All the regular medical subjects are taught, though from a different point of view, except materia medico,, for which osteopathic theory and practice is substituted.

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

My medico insists upon five full weeks for my cure.

From The Fortunes Of Glencore by Lever, Charles James

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