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Added 9 October 2026

medic

/ˈmɛdɪk/ adjective

Latin root: medicus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about medic at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Of or pertaining to medicines; medical.

noun

A physician.
A paramedic, someone with special training in first aid, especially in the military.
A medical student.

noun

Alternative spelling of medick (“herb of the genus Medicago”).

Origin

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”).

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