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Noun
The pedestrian was unresponsive and St. Paul Fire Department medics took the woman to Regions Hospital with life-threatening injuries.—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 12 June 2025 The Press Trust shared images of medics rushing casualties on stretchers.—Diaa Hadid, NPR, 12 June 2025 Many more are believed to be buried under the rubble or in areas that are inaccessible to local medics.—Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025 The teenager was given life-saving efforts at the scene by police, medics and members of the East Hartford Fire Department.—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for medic
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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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