Medic
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medic¹
- /ˈmɛdɪk/
Sounds like medick · Rhymes with -ɛdɪk
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin medicus m (“of or belonging to healing, curative, medical; as a noun, medicus, masculine, a physician, doctor, surgeon”), Late Latin medica f (“a female physician, midwife”), from mederi (“to heal”).
adjective
- Of or pertaining to medicines; medical.
noun medics
- A physician.
- A paramedic, someone with special training in first aid, especially in the military.
- A medical student.
medic²
- /ˈmɛdɪk/
Sounds like medick · Rhymes with -ɛdɪk
noun medics
- Alternative spelling of medick (“herb of the genus Medicago”).medick
Medic³
Where it comes from
From Mede + -ic.
proper noun
- The Median language.
