medic
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
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 edit
medic (not comparable)
Noun edit
medic (plural medics)
- A physician.
- A paramedic, someone with special training in first aid, especially in the military.
- A medical student.
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Translations edit
doctor — see doctor
paramedic — see paramedic
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
medic (usually uncountable, plural medics)
Further reading edit
- “medic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “medic”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “medic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams edit
Romanian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
medic m or n (feminine singular medică, masculine plural medici, feminine and neuter plural medice)
Declension edit
Declension of medic
Noun edit
medic m (plural medici, feminine equivalent medică)
Declension edit
Declension of medic
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
medic m or n (feminine singular medică, masculine plural medici, feminine and neuter plural medice)
Declension edit
Declension of medic
Related terms edit
References edit
- medic in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)