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med⋅ic

1[med-ik]
–noun
1. a member of a military medical corps; corpsman.
2. a doctor or intern.
3. a medical student.

Origin:
1650–60; < L medicus; see medical

med⋅ic

2[med-ik]
–noun
any plant belonging to the genus Medicago, of the legume family, having trifoliate leaves and grown as a forage crop.
Also, medick.


Origin:
1400–50; late ME medike < L mēdica < Gk (póa) Mēdik lit., Median (grass)
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med·ic 1 or med·ick   (měd'ĭk)   
n.  Any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago in the pea family, having clusters of small, usually yellow flowers and compound leaves with three leaflets. Several species are important for fodder and green manure.

[Middle English medike, from Latin Mēdica, from Greek Mēdikē, from feminine of Mēdikos, of Media, from Mēdos, a Mede; see Mede.]
med·ic 2   (měd'ĭk)   
n.  
  1. A member of a military medical corps.

  2. A physician or surgeon.

  3. A medical student or intern.


[Latin medicus, physician; see medical.]
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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, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: med·ic
Pronunciation: 'med-ik
Function: noun
: a person engaged in medical work; especially : CORPSMAN
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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medic med·ic (měd'ĭk)
n.

  1. A member of a military medical corps.

  2. A physician or surgeon.

  3. A medical student or intern.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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