medico

noun

ˈme-di-ˌkō How to pronounce medico (audio)
Definition of mediconext
as in physician
a person specially trained in healing human medical disorders a woman who is suspicious of all medicos, regardless of their credentials

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Recent Examples of medico Implementation remains a sociotechnical challenge involving workflow redesign, medico-legal considerations, and preservation of the patient-clinician relationship. — Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 This was one of the scariest moments of my life, and it was made even more devastating by the specter of a medico-financial misstep. — Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu, STAT, 13 Dec. 2019 Hat, coat, small leather attaché case, like an Old World medico doing his rounds. — Salman Rushdie, The New Yorker, 22 July 2019
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  1. physician
  2. doctor
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  • As an emergency physician, what is so maddening about a case like hers is that the medicine is not mysterious.
    — Dara Kass, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Yesterday, Allessandra DiCorato profiled cancer biologist and first-year resident physician Neal Carleton, whose work is focused on improving treatment for older patients with breast cancer.
    — Sarah Todd, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of physician
Noun
  • In addition, pharmaceutical advertising or education aimed at doctors may also increase inappropriate prescribing, probably increases the number of prescriptions written, and may increase the costs of prescriptions.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Instinct handled a few other tasks well, like emailing my eye doctor’s office to set up an appointment and doing the digital paperwork to start an Ikea return.
    — Allison Johnson, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of doctor

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“Medico.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medico. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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