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Webster 1913 Edition
Medic
Med′ic
,Noun.
[L.
medica
, Gr. [GREEK] (sc. [GREEK]) a kind of clover introduced from Media
, from [GREEK] Median.] (Bot.)
A leguminous plant of the genus
Medicago
. The black medic is the Medicago lupulina
; the purple medic, or lucern, is Medicago sativa
. Med′ic
,Adj.
[L.
medicus
.] Medical.
[R.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Medic
MED'IC
,Noun.
Definition 2024
Medic
medic
medic
English
Noun
medic (usually uncountable, plural medics)
Etymology 2
From Latin medicus (“of or belonging to healing, curative, medical; as a noun, medicus, masculine, a physician, doctor, surgeon”), Late Latin medica (“feminine, a female physician, midwife”), from mederi (“to heal”).
Adjective
medic (not comparable)
Noun
medic (plural medics)
- A doctor
- A paramedic, someone with special training in first aid, especially in the military
- A medical student.
Related terms
Translations
doctor — see doctor
paramedic — see paramedic
Anagrams
Romanian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈme.dik/
Adjective
medic m, n (feminine singular medică, masculine plural medici, feminine and neuter plural medice)
Declension
declension of medic
Synonyms
Noun
medic m (plural medici, feminine equivalent medică)
Declension
declension of medic
Synonyms
Derived terms
- protomedic
Related terms
- medica
- medicament
- medicamenta
- medicamentare
- medicină
- medico-
Etymology 2
Adjective
medic m, n (feminine singular medică, masculine plural medici, feminine and neuter plural medice)
Declension
declension of medic
Related terms
References
- medic in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language), 2004-2016