The medics built a new hospital deep in a forest to protect against airstrikes.—Hannah Beech Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024 Mindfulness of responsibility has seeped into how the company has designed its AI services, the medic continued, with checks built in to ensure safety, privacy, fairness, and accuracy.—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024 Later, the medic apologized for freezing up before taking the appropriate action.—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 15 Apr. 2024 Bob Odenkirk is sharing how the on-site medic reacted to his near-fatal heart attack in 2021.—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024 At present, fire department medics respond to 29,000 emergencies each year.—Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024 That’s when the medic realized and reported that her CD player, boogie board and medic training books — valued at around $3,000 — had been urinated on, according to a probable cause statement.—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024 Officers performed life-saving measures until medics arrived.—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2024 The deputies provided first aid until medics arrived to take the victim to a hospital.—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 8 Apr. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English medike, from Latin medica, from Greek mēdikē, from feminine of mēdikos of Media, from Mēdia Media
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