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med·i·co

   [med-i-koh]
noun, plural -cos. Informal.
1.
a physician or surgeon; doctor.
2.
a medical student.
Origin:
1680–90; < Spanish médico, Italian medico < Latin medicus physician; see medical

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medico-

 
a combining form representing medical in compound words: medicolegal.
Origin:
combining form representing Latin medicus of, pertaining to healing; see medical
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medico (ˈmɛdɪˌkəʊ)
 
—n , pl -cos
a doctor or medical student
 
[C17: via Italian from Latin medicus]

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medico med·i·co (měd'ĭ-kō')
n.

  1. A physician.

  2. A medical student.

medico- pref.
Medical science: medicolegal.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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medico definition

[ˈmɛdɪko]
  1. n.
    a doctor. (From Spanish.) : It's hard to take it seriously when a fat medico tells you to shed a few pounds.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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