medic
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noun
any plant belonging to the genus Medicago, of the legume family, having trifoliate leaves and grown as a forage crop.
Also, medick.
Compare alfalfa, bur clover.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English medike < Latin mēdica < Greek (póa) Mēdikḗ literally, Median (grass)
1400–50; late Middle English medike < Latin mēdica < Greek (póa) Mēdikḗ literally, Median (grass)
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World English Dictionary
medic1 (ˈmɛdɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| informal a doctor, medical orderly, or medical student | |
| [C17: from | |
| medic2 (ˈmɛdɪk) | |
| —n | |
| the usual US spelling of medick | |
| medick or (US) medic (ˈmɛdɪk) | |
| —n | |
| any small leguminous plant of the genus Medicago, such as black medick or sickle medick, having yellow or purple flowers and trifoliate leaves | |
| [C15: from Latin mēdica, from Greek mēdikē (poa) Median (grass), a type of clover] | |
| medic or (US) medic | |
| —n | |
| [C15: from Latin mēdica, from Greek mēdikē (poa) Median (grass), a type of clover] | |
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Word Origin & History
medic
1659, "physician, medical student," from L. medicus "physician" (see medical); modern sense of "serviceman in a military medical corps" first recorded 1925.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
medic med·ic (měd'ĭk)
n.
A member of a military medical corps.
A physician or surgeon.
A medical student or intern.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Example sentences
The medic teases her for wearing a matching bra-and-panty set in a war zone.
After seeing the base medic, he began taking anti-motility drugs.
Jake will be a medic with an infantry unit, destination unknown.
He could hear his friends yelling for a medic and saying that he was dead.
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