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med⋅ic
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[med-ik] 
–noun
| 1. | a member of a military medical corps; corpsman. |
| 2. | a doctor or intern. |
| 3. | a medical student. |
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.
Compare alfalfa, bur clover.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME medike < L mēdica < Gk (póa) Mēdik
lit., Median (grass)
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.
[Latin medicus, physician; see medical.] |
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Medic
Med"ic\, n. [L. medica, Gr. ? (sc. ?) a kind of clover introduced from Media, from ? Median.] (Bot.) A leguminous plant of the genus Medicago. The black medic is the Medicago lupulina; the purple medic, or lucern, is M. sativa.Medic
Med"ic\, a. [L. medicus.] Medical. [R.]
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Language Translation for : medic
Spanish:
médicomédico,
German:
der Doktorder Doktor,
Japanese:
医師
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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Main Entry: med·ic
Pronunciation: 'med-ik
Function: noun
: a person engaged in medical work; especially :
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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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